TY - JOUR
T1 - Method guidelines for Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group systematic reviews
AU - Maxwell, Lara
AU - Santesso, Nancy
AU - Tugwell, Peter S.
AU - Wells, George A.
AU - Judd, Maria
AU - Buchbinder, Rachelle
AU - Cranney, Ann
AU - De Bie, Rob
AU - Falzon, Louise
AU - Johnston, Renea
AU - McGowan, Jessie
AU - Shea, Beverly
AU - Suarez-Almazor, Maria
AU - Zanoli, Gustavo
AU - Davies, Jim
AU - Qualman, Ann
PY - 2006/11/1
Y1 - 2006/11/1
N2 - The Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group (CMSG), one of 50 groups of the not-for-profit international Cochrane Collaboration, prepares, maintains, and disseminates systematic reviews of treatments for musculoskeletal diseases. To enhance the quality and usability of systematic reviews, the CMSG has developed tailored methodological guidelines for authors of CMSG systematic reviews. Recommendations specific to musculoskeletal disorders are provided for various aspects of undertaking a systematic review, including literature searching, inclusion criteria, quality assessment, grading of evidence, data collection, and data analysis. These guidelines will help researchers design, conduct, and report results of systematic reviews of trials in the following fields of musculoskeletal health: gout, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, pediatric rheumatology, rheumatoid arthritis, soft tissue rheumatism, spondyloarthropathy, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, and vasculitis. Systematic reviews need to be conducted according to high methodological standards. These recommendations on developing and performing a systematic review will help improve consistency among CMSG reviews.
AB - The Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group (CMSG), one of 50 groups of the not-for-profit international Cochrane Collaboration, prepares, maintains, and disseminates systematic reviews of treatments for musculoskeletal diseases. To enhance the quality and usability of systematic reviews, the CMSG has developed tailored methodological guidelines for authors of CMSG systematic reviews. Recommendations specific to musculoskeletal disorders are provided for various aspects of undertaking a systematic review, including literature searching, inclusion criteria, quality assessment, grading of evidence, data collection, and data analysis. These guidelines will help researchers design, conduct, and report results of systematic reviews of trials in the following fields of musculoskeletal health: gout, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, pediatric rheumatology, rheumatoid arthritis, soft tissue rheumatism, spondyloarthropathy, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, and vasculitis. Systematic reviews need to be conducted according to high methodological standards. These recommendations on developing and performing a systematic review will help improve consistency among CMSG reviews.
KW - Arthritis
KW - Evidence-based medicine
KW - Metaanalysis
KW - Review literature
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M3 - Review article
C2 - 17086611
AN - SCOPUS:33751012415
SN - 0315-162X
VL - 33
SP - 2304
EP - 2311
JO - Journal of Rheumatology
JF - Journal of Rheumatology
IS - 11
ER -