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Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions

Year: 2017

Type: review

Abstract: Structured Abstract Objective. Risk-of-bias assessment is a central component of systematic reviews but little conclusive empirical evidence exists on the validity of such assessments. In the context of such uncertainty, we present pragmatic recommendations that can be applied consistently across review topics, promote transparency and reproducibility in processes, and address methodological advances in the risk-of-bias assessment.

DOI: 10.23970/ahrqepcmethguide2

Authors: Meera Viswanathan, Carrie D. Patnode, Nancy D. Berkman, Eric B. Bass, Stephanie Chang, Lisa Hartling, M. Hassan Murad, Jonathan R. Treadwell, Robert L. Kane

Institution: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Language: English

Topic: Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Funders: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Kaiser Permanente, Brown University, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University, University of Alberta, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Awards: G1142932387, G3125794288, G3268256893

OpenAlex ID: W2157449760

FWCI: 11.48

Cites: 111

Cited by: 448

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