Publication Name	World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID	16677
Country	United States

Received	2015-01-27 08:48
Peer-Review Started	2015-02-05 10:27
To Make the First Decision	2015-03-06 10:31
Return for Revision	2015-03-11 12:06
Revised	2015-04-02 05:14
Second Decision	2015-04-15 18:02
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2015-04-15 18:58
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-04-29 15:38
Articles in Press	2015-04-29 15:38
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-06-09 08:31
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-06-30 17:14

ISSN	2308-3840 (online)
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Category	Health Care Sciences & Services
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	Development of the Documentation and Appraisal Review Tool for systematic reviews
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Rebecca L Diekemper, Belinda K Ireland and Liana R Merz
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Rebecca L Diekemper, MPH, American College of Chest Physicians, 2595 Patriot Blvd, Glenview, IL 60026, United States. rdiekemper@chestnet.org
Key Words	Quality assessment tool; Methodology; Healthcare research; Systematic review; Meta-analysis; Guidelines
Core Tip	Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are commonly used to inform the recommendations presented in evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Docu-mentation and Appraisal Review Tool (DART) for its comprehensiveness, identify areas addressed by DART that were not addressed by two other validated tools [Overview Quality Assessment Questionnaire (OQAQ) and Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR)], and to test its performance in eliciting consistent responses. We found that our tool was more comprehensive and included several questions not included in the other tools. We also found that DART elicited the most consistent responses when compared to OQAQ and AMSTAR.
Publish Date	2015-06-30 17:14
Citation	Diekemper RL, Ireland BK, Merz LR. Development of the Documentation and Appraisal Review Tool for systematic reviews. World J Meta-Anal 2015; 3(3): 142-150
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v3/i3/142.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v3.i3.142

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Answering Reviewers	16677-Answering reviewers.pdf
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Biostatistics Review Certificate	16677-Biostatistics statement.pdf
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Supplementary Material	Supplementary_Material_20150127001119.pdf
Peer-review Report	16677-Peer review(s).pdf
Journal Editor-in-Chief Review Report	16677-Journal editor-in-chief review report.pdf
Scientific Misconduct Check	16677-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
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