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There is still room for improvement in the completeness of abstract reporting according to the PRISMA-A checklist: a cross-sectional study on systematic reviews in periodontology.

Milagros Adobes Adobes MartínSala Santamans FaustinoInmaculada Llario AlmiñanaRiccardo AiutoRoberto RotundoDaniele Garcovich
Published in: BMC medical research methodology (2021)
The impact of the PRISMA-A was statistically significant, but the majority of the items did not improve after its introduction. The editors and referees of periodontal journals should promote adherence to the checklist to improve the quality of the reports and provide readers with better insight into the characteristics of published studies.
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