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ROBIS: A new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · 2015 · Vol. 69 · pp. 225–234
Penny Whiting✉(University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust)Jelena Savović(University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust)Julian P. T. Higgins(University of Bristol)Deborah M Caldwell(University of Bristol)Barnaby C Reeves(Bristol Royal Infirmary)Beverley Shea(Institute of Population and Public Health)Philippa Davies(University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust)Jos Kleijnen(Maastricht University)Rachel Churchill(University of Bristol)
Abstract
ROBIS is the first rigorously developed tool designed specifically to assess the risk of bias in systematic reviews.
Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsHealth Policy Implementation ScienceReliability and Agreement in MeasurementSystematic reviewPsychological interventionRelevance (law)Selection biasIdentification (biology)Scope (computer science)PsychologyGuidelineMedicineMEDLINE
MeSH terms
Review Literature as TopicBiasRisk Assessment
Funding
- Johns Hopkins University
- University of Alberta
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Monash University
- Medical Research Council
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