A risk of bias instrument for non-randomized studies of exposures: A users' guide to its application in the context of GRADE

The objective of this paper is to explain how to apply, interpret, and present the results of a new instrument to assess the risk of bias (RoB) in non-randomized studies (NRS) dealing with effects of environmental exposures on health outcomes. This instrument is modeled on the Risk Of Bias In Non-ra...

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Main Authors: Rebecca L. Morgan, Kristina A. Thayer, Nancy Santesso, Alison C. Holloway, Robyn Blain, Sorina E. Eftim, Alexandra E. Goldstone, Pam Ross, Mohammed Ansari, Elie A Akl, Tommaso Filippini, Anna Hansell, Joerg J. Meerpohl, Reem A. Mustafa, Jos Verbeek, Marco Vinceti, Paul Whaley, Holger J. Schünemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018320853