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Systematic review search strategies are poorly described and not reproducible: a cross-sectional meta-research study

2023-05-16 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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ObjectiveTo determine the reproducibility of biomedical systematic review search strategies. DesignCross-sectional meta-research study. PopulationRandom sample of 100 systematic reviews indexed in MEDLINE in November 2021. Main Outcome MeasuresThe primary outcome measure is the percentage of systematic reviews for which all database searches can be reproduced. This was operationalized as fulfilling six key PRISMA-S reporting guideline items (database name, multi-database searching, full searc...

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