Assessment of publication bias, selection bias, and unavailable data in meta-analyses using individual participant data: a database survey.

Autor: Ahmed, Ikhlaaq, Sutton, Alexander J., Riley, Richard D.
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Zdroj: BMJ: British Medical Journal (Overseas & Retired Doctors Edition); 1/7/2012, Vol. 344 Issue 7838, p16-16, 1p, 1 Graph
Abstrakt: The article presents a study which focuses on the assessment of publication, selection, and data availability bias in meta-analyses that used individual participant data. It mentions that the study examined the 383 meta-analyses of individual participant data published between 1991 and March 2009, in which the 31 most recent meta-analyses were the focus of the study. The study shows that nine of the 31 meta-analyses investigated or only 29% used individual participant data.
Databáze: Complementary Index