A comparison of quality of abstracts of systematic reviews including meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in high-impact general medicine journals before and after the publication of PRISMA extension for abstracts: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Systematic Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Bigna, Jean Joel R ^a   Um, Lewis N ^b   Nansseu, Jobert Richie N ^b,c  

^a CENTRE PASTEUR DU CAMEROUN   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c Mother and Child Centre of the Chantal Biya Foundation   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Abstract; General medicine journal; Meta analysis; PRISMA; Randomized controlled trial; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACT REPORT; ARTICLE; FUNDING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION PROCESSING BIAS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84992092853     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20464053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13643-016-0356-8     Document Type: Article

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