Reporting specification of systematic reviews on Chinese medicine and methodological evaluation.
- Author:
Mei HAN
1
;
Yu-Yi WANG
;
Yu-Jie MU
Author Information
1. Centre for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Research Design;
Review Literature as Topic;
Writing;
standards
- From:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
2012;32(7):872-874
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Currently, the number of systematic reviews on Chinese medicine (CM) increases gradually. However, the quality of the reviews varied, which resulted in great limitations in guiding clinical practice. This article refers to the Cochrane Handbook and PRISMA Statement to introduce the reporting specification of the systematic review, including asking a research question, review methods, presentation of the results, discussion and conclusion. We analyzed the methodology issues in the published systematic reviews on CM in order to improve the quality of future reviews.
