Analysis of decisions made in meta-analyses of depression screening and the risk of confirmation bias: A case study

Analysis of decisions made in meta-analyses of depression screening and the risk of confirmation bias: A case study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Depression is common in primary care and clinicians are encouraged to screen their patients. Meta-analyses have evaluated the effectiveness of screening, but two author groups consistently reached completely opposite conclusions.<...

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Main Authors: Goodyear-Smith Felicity A, van Driel Mieke L, Arroll Bruce, Del Mar Chris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Meta-analysis
Meta-Analysis as Topic
Bias (Epidemiology)
Methods
Depression
Mass screening
Social values
Confirmation bias
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/76

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