Methodological criteria for the assessment of moderators in systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials: a consensus study
Open Access
- 31 January 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Medical Research Methodology
- Vol. 11 (1), 14
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-11-14
Abstract
Current methodological guidelines provide advice about the assessment of sub-group analysis within RCTs, but do not specify explicit criteria for assessment. Our objective was to provide researchers with a set of criteria that will facilitate the grading of evidence for moderators, in systematic reviews.Keywords
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