Majority of systematic reviews published in high-impact journals neglected to register the protocols: a meta-epidemiological study

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 84, Issue , 2017, Pages 54-60

  Tsujimoto, Yasushi ^a   Tsujimoto, Hiraku ^b   Kataoka, Yuki ^a   Kimachi, Miho ^a   Shimizu, Sayaka ^a   Ikenoue, Tatsuyoshi ^a   Fukuma, Shingo ^a   Yamamoto, Yosuke ^a   Fukuhara, Shunichi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HYOGO PREFECTURAL AMAGASAKI GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Meta Analysis; Outcome reporting bias; PRISMA statement; Protocol registration; Systematic review; The PROSPERO registry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGISTRATION; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); EPIDEMIOLOGY; LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MEDLINE; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH REPORT; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 85017464137     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.02.008     Document Type: Article

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