Assessment of funnel plot asymmetry and publication bias in reproductive health meta-analyses: an analytic survey

Ref ID 716
First Author J.P. Souza
Journal REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Year Of Publishing 2007
URL https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1742-4755-4-3
Keywords Cochrane
Publication bias
Reproductive health
Problem(s) Poor consideration of publication bias
Number of systematic reviews included 21
Summary of Findings None of the reviews had reported any evaluation of publication bias or funnel plot asymmetry.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? Yes
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? Yes