Characteristics and completeness of reporting of systematic reviews of prevalence studies in adult populations: a meta-research study.
Diana Buitrago-Garcia,
William Gildardo Robles-Rodriguez,
Javier H. Eslava-Schmalbach
et al.
Abstract:Background: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement, first published in 2009, has been widely endorsed, and compliance is high in systematic reviews of intervention studies. Systematic reviews of prevalence studies are increasing in frequency, but their characteristics and reporting quality have not been examined in large studies. Objective: To describe the characteristics of systematic reviews of prevalence studies in adults, evaluate the completeness of repor… Show more
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