Nonrandomized studies are not always found even when selection criteria for health systems intervention reviews include them: A methodological study

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 367-370

  Glenton, Claire ^a,b   Lewin, Simon ^a,c,d   Mayhew, Alain ^c   Scheel, Inger ^a   Odgaard Jensen, Jan ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Knowledge Centre for Health Services   (Norway)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Health systems; Methodology; Nonrandomized studies; Systematic review; The Cochrane Collaboration; Trials

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84875249811     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.11.009     Document Type: Review

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