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Does the medical literature remain inadequately described despite having reporting guidelines for 21 years? – A systematic review of reviews: an update

Yanling Jin1 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, [email protected]
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Nitika Sanger2 Department of Medical Science, Medical Sciences Graduate Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Ieta Shams3 Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Candice Luo4 Faculty of Health Sciences, Bachelors of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Hamnah Shahid5 Department of Arts and Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Guowei Li1 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, [email protected]
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Meha Bhatt1 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, [email protected]
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Laura Zielinski6 Department of Neuroscience, McMaster Integrative Neuroscience Discovery and Study, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Bianca Bantoto7 Department of Science, Honours Integrated Sciences Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Mei Wang1 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, [email protected]
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Luciana PF Abbade8 Department of Dermatology and Radiotherapy, Botucatu Medical School, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil
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Ikunna Nwosu4 Faculty of Health Sciences, Bachelors of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Alvin Leenus1 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, [email protected]
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Lawrence Mbuagbaw1 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, [email protected]
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Muhammad Maaz1 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, [email protected]
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Yaping Chang1 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, [email protected]
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Guangwen Sun1 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, [email protected]
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Mitchell AH Levine1 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, [email protected];9 St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Jonathan D Adachi1 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, [email protected];9 St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Lehana Thabane1 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, [email protected];9 St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Zainab Samaan1 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, [email protected];10 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, [email protected]Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 495-510 | Published online: 27 Sep 2018

Figures & data

Figure 1 PRISMA flow diagram.

Abbreviation: PRISMA, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.
Figure 1 PRISMA flow diagram.

Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

Table 2 Summary of the included studies’ conclusions

Table 3 Factors associated with reporting quality of articles using the CONSORT guideline

Table 4 Reporting quality of the 124 included systematic reviews, assessed by the modified AMSTAR/OQAQ (10 items, score out of 20)

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