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Providing support to a systematic review on trends in randomized controlled trials

Providing support to a systematic review on trends in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of malaria treatment and prevention in Africa (e.g. identification of RCTs and the data extraction from the studies found, and writing up). continue reading

Instruments to assess a study

What is the difference between an instrument assessing the methodological quality of a study, and an instrument assessing the quality of the reporting of a study? And what guidelines are available for randomised controlled trials and observational studies? The purpose of this article is to give the reader a quick overview in relation to these questions. It discusses methodological quality lists recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration, and the CONSORT, STROBE and PRISMA Statement for reporting of studies. continue reading

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