Items for "study quality"

The quality of nifedipine studies used to assess tocolytic efficacy: a systematic review

Objective: To assess the quality of studies of nifedipine used to treat spontaneous preterm labor.

Design: A systematic review of study quality using a novel validity assessment tool, examining method-specific and topic-specific items in the domains of selection, performance and measurement biases.

Data Sources: Medline (1996–2003), EMBASE (1996–2003), BIOSIS (1993–2003), Current Contents (1995–2003), DERWENT DRUGFILE (1983–2003), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews...

Keywords: nifedipine, study quality, systematic reviews, tocolytics, tocolytic effectiveness, trial quality