[How to assess the quality of systematic review and meta-analysis]

Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao. 2008 Apr;6(4):337-40. doi: 10.3736/jcim20080402.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Evidence-based medicine advocates that decision making should be based on the adequate evidence. High quality systematic review is an important source of information for clinicians, patients, governments and other decision makers in decision making. If reviewers couldn't master the correct method of systematic review or meta-analysis was misused, the inaccurate, biased or misleading outcomes would be produced. So understanding of the methods of evaluating the quality of systematic review and meta-analysis is helpful to make good use of the review's information.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bias
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / methods*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Meta-Analysis as Topic*
  • Quality Control
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / methods*
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / statistics & numerical data
  • Research Design
  • Review Literature as Topic*