Systematic reviews identify important methodological flaws in stroke rehabilitation therapy primary studies: Review of reviews

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 358-367

  Santaguida, Pasqualina ^a   Oremus, Mark ^a   Walker, Kathryn ^a   Wishart, Laurie R ^a   Siegel, Karen Lohmann ^b   Raina, Parminder ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b U S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Methods; Rehabilitation; Reporting; Stroke; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; COCHRANE LIBRARY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZATION; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; STROKE; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TREATMENT INDICATION; VALIDITY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CANADA; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; STROKE;

EID: 84857532472     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.10.012     Document Type: Review

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