Research techniques made simple: workflow for searching databases to reduce evidence selection bias in systematic reviews

Clinical trials and basic science studies without statistically significant results are less likely to be published than studies with statistically significant results. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses that omit unpublished data are at high risk of distorted conclusions. Here, we describe method...

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Main Authors: Le Cleach, Laurence, Doney, Elizabeth, Katz, Kenneth A., Williams, Hywel C., Trinquart, Ludovic
Format: Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39661/