Reviews assessing the quality or the reporting of randomized controlled trials are increasing over time but raised questions about how quality is assessed.

OBJECTIVE: Many reviews specifically aimed to assess the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We evaluated the quality of reporting in such reviews. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: PubMed and the Cochrane library were searched for all reviews assessing the quality of RCTs between 1987 and 2007...

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Main Authors: Dechartres, A, Charles, P, Hopewell, S, Ravaud, P, Altman, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011