Conduct and reporting of citation searching in Cochrane systematic reviews: A cross-sectional study.

Simon Briscoe Alison C Bethel Morwenna Rogers

Published in: Research synthesis methods (2019)

The conduct of backward citation searching was more uniform than forward citation searching. This might be due to lack of MECIR guidance for forward citation searching. Reporting was generally compliant with MECIR, but this is not always sufficient to ensure full transparency.

Keyphrases

systematic review
adverse drug
physical activity
risk factors
emergency department
randomized controlled trial