Should journals publish systematic reviews that find no evidence to guide practice? Examples from injury research

被引:51
作者
Alderson, P [1 ]
Roberts, I
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[1] UK Cochrane Ctr, NHS Res & Dev Programme, Oxford OX2 7LG, England
[2] UCL, Inst Child Hlth, Child Hlth Monitoring Unit, London WC1N 1EH, England
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BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2000年 / 320卷 / 7231期
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10.1136/bmj.320.7231.376
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Many systematic reviews are inconclusive and reinforce the message that there is clinical uncertainty. Phil Alderson and Ian Roberts argue that journals should make a point of publishing such reviews rather than waiting for reviews that show marked benefit or harm. Some experts disagree, however, but we failed to persuade them to commit their views to print.
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