Methodology and reporting of meta-analyses in the neurosurgical literature: A review

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 796-810

  Klimo Jr , Paul ^a,b   Thompson, Clinton J ^c   Ragel, Brian T ^d   Boop, Frederick A ^a,b  

^a Spine Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AMSTAR; Meta analysis; Methodology; Neurosurgery; PRISMA; Quality; Reporting

Indexed keywords

DATA EXTRACTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGEON; NEUROSURGERY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; NEUROSURGERY; PUBLISHING;

EID: 84897945452     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.11.JNS13195     Document Type: Review

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