The nuts and bolts of PROSPERO: an international prospective register of systematic reviews

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Authors

Alison Booth · Kleijnen Systematic Reviews (United Kingdom)

Mike Clarke · University of Ulster

Gordon Dooley

Davina Ghersi · National Health and Medical Research Council

David Moher · Ottawa Hospital

Mark Petticrew · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Lesley Stewart · University of York

Abstract

There has been international support and an enthusiastic response to the principle of prospective registration of protocols for systematic reviews and to the development of PROSPERO.In October 2011, PROSPERO contained 200 records of systematic reviews being undertaken in 26 countries around the world on a diverse range of interventions.

Topics & Keywords

Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Delphi Technique in Research Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: Systematic Reviews

Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. 2-2

DOI: 10.1186/2046-4053-1-2

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