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| Title |
Investigation of publication bias in meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy: a meta-epidemiological study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Research Methodology, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2288-14-70 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
W Annefloor van Enst, Eleanor Ochodo, Rob JPM Scholten, Lotty Hooft, Mariska M Leeflang |
| Abstract |
The validity of a meta-analysis can be understood better in light of the possible impact of publication bias. The majority of the methods to investigate publication bias in terms of small study-effects are developed for meta-analyses of intervention studies, leaving authors of diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) systematic reviews with limited guidance. The aim of this study was to evaluate if and how publication bias was assessed in meta-analyses of DTA, and to compare the results of various statistical methods used to assess publication bias. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 17 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 18% |
| Spain | 2 | 12% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |
| Germany | 1 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 6% |
| Latvia | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 8 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 65% |
| Scientists | 5 | 29% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 164 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 163 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 23 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 12% |
| Researcher | 18 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 7% |
| Other | 29 | 18% |
| Unknown | 45 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 53 | 32% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 4% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 22 | 13% |
| Unknown | 57 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 July 2020.
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#2,584,964
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#403
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#26,516
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#4
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