A methodological review of recent meta-analyses has found significant heterogeneity in age between randomized groups

Laura Clark; Caroline Fairhurst; Catherine E. Hewitt; Yvonne Birks; Sally Brabyn; Sarah Cockayne; Sara Rodgers; Katherine Hicks; Robert Hodgson; Elizabeth Littlewood; David J. Torgerson

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.04.007

A methodological review of recent meta-analyses has found significant heterogeneity in age between randomized groups

Laura Clark, Caroline Fairhurst, Catherine E. Hewitt, Yvonne Birks, Sally Brabyn, Sarah Cockayne, Sara Rodgers, Katherine Hicks, Robert Hodgson, Elizabeth Littlewood, David J. Torgerson

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Abstract

There is evidence to suggest that component randomized controlled trials (RCTs) within systematic reviews may be biased. It is important that these reviews are identified to prevent erroneous conclusions influencing health care policies and decisions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1016-1024
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume	67
Issue number	9
Early online date	5 Jun 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.04.007
Publication status	Published - Sept 2014

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Keywords

Systemic review
Selection bias
Randomized controlled trials
Methods
Meta-analysis
Heterogeneity

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Yvonne Frances Birks
- yvonne.birksyork.acuk
- Social Policy Research Unit - Professor
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Clark, L., Fairhurst, C., Hewitt, C. E., Birks, Y., Brabyn, S., Cockayne, S., Rodgers, S., Hicks, K., Hodgson, R., Littlewood, E., & Torgerson, D. J. (2014). A methodological review of recent meta-analyses has found significant heterogeneity in age between randomized groups. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 67(9), 1016-1024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.04.007

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A methodological review of recent meta-analyses has found significant heterogeneity in age between randomized groups

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