An international survey indicated that unpublished systematic reviews exist.

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of unpublished systematic reviews (SRs) and explore factors contributing to their occurrence. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: First or corresponding authors from a sample of SRs published in 2005 were asked to participate in a 26-item survey administered through the Internet, facsimile, and postal mail. Outcomes included median and range of published and unpublished SRs, and barriers, facilitators, and reasons for not publishing SRs. Descriptive analyses were ...

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Authors: Tricco, A; Pham, B; Brehaut, J; Tetroe, J; Cappelli, M

• Publication status: Published
• Host title: Journal of clinical epidemiology
• Volume: 62
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 617-623.e5
• Publication date: 2009-06-01
• Event location: United States
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.09.014
• EISSN: 1878-5921
• ISSN: 0895-4356
• Keywords: Peer Review, Research; Humans; Internationality; Publication Bias; Publishing; Evidence-Based Medicine; Review Literature as Topic; Data Collection; Bias (Epidemiology)