Publication Name	World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID	32567
Country	Italy

Received	2017-01-14 08:40
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Category	Medicine, Research & Experimental
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Assessing the quality of studies in meta-analyses: Advantages and limitations of the Newcastle Ottawa Scale
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Claudio Luchini, Brendon Stubbs, Marco Solmi and Nicola Veronese
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Claudio Luchini, MD, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health University and Hospital Trust of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy. claudio.luchini@univr.it
Key Words	Quality; Meta-analysis; Newcastle Ottawa Scale
Core Tip	To assess the quality of a meta-analysis is a remarkable point. In this review, we summarize the current evidence regarding the use of the Newcastle Ottawa Scale, one of the most used tool for evaluating quality in meta-analyses of observational studies. Taking also our works as example, we found that, even standardized and quick in its application, it suffers from some limitations, particularly when evaluating cross-sectional studies.
Publish Date	2017-08-24 01:54
Citation	Luchini C, Stubbs B, Solmi M, Veronese N. Assessing the quality of studies in meta-analyses: Advantages and limitations of the Newcastle Ottawa Scale. World J Meta-Anal 2017; 5(4): 80-84
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v5/i4/80.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v5.i4.80

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