Protocol registration improves reporting quality of systematic reviews in dentistry

Abstract Background The aims of this study were to assess whether the previous registration of a systematic review (SR) is associated with the improvement of the quality of the report of SRs and whether SR registration reduced outcome reporting bias. Methods We performed a search in PubMed for SRs i...

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Main Authors: Mateus Bertolini Fernandes dos Santos, Bernardo Antônio Agostini, Rafaela Bassani, Gabriel Kalil Rocha Pereira, Rafael Sarkis-Onofre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-020-00939-7