Adequacy of risk of bias assessment in surgical vs non-surgical trials in Cochrane reviews: a methodological study
Abstract Background Bias in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) can lead to underestimation or overestimation of the true effects of interventions. Surgical RCTs may suffer from the risk of bias (RoB) that is avoidable in trials of other interventions, and vice versa. We aimed to compare the adequac...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-09-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-020-01123-7 |