Quantifying the advantages of conducting a prospective meta-analysis (PMA): a case study of early childhood obesity prevention

Quantifying the advantages of conducting a prospective meta-analysis (PMA): a case study of early childhood obesity prevention

Abstract Background For prospective meta-analyses (PMAs), eligible studies are identified, and the PMA hypotheses, selection criteria, and analysis methods are pre-specified before the results of any of the studies are known. This reduces publication bias and selective outcome reporting and provides...

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Main Authors: A. L. Seidler, K. E. Hunter, D. Espinoza, S. Mihrshahi, L. M. Askie, on behalf of the EPOCH Collaboration
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Prospective meta-analysis
Outcome harmonisation
Systematic reviews
Methodology
Collaboration
Early childhood obesity prevention
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04984-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04984-x

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