How Objective are Systematic Reviews? Differences between Reviews on Complementary Medicine

Empirical evidence of bias. Dimensions of methodological quality associated with estimates of treatment effects in controlled trials

1995 • 5,696 citations

Empirical Evidence of Bias

1995 • 5,260 citations

Improving the quality of reports of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials: the QUOROM statement

1999 • 4,736 citations

Systematic Reviews: Synthesis of Best Evidence for Clinical Decisions

1997 • 2,082 citations

Are the clinical effects of homoeopathy placebo effects? A meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials

1997 • 986 citations

Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically III Patients

1996 • 616 citations

Clinical trials of homoeopathy.

1991 • 612 citations

A Systematic Review of Newer Pharmacotherapies for Depression in Adults: Evidence Report Summary: Clinical Guideline, Part 2

2000 • 430 citations

A guide to interpreting discordant systematic reviews.

1997 • 396 citations

Pharmacologic Treatment of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome

2000 • 393 citations

Effect of Garlic on Total Serum Cholesterol

1993 • 375 citations

Garlic for Treating Hypercholesterolemia

2000 • 369 citations

A Review of Randomized Clinical Trials in Tinnitus

1999 • 353 citations

Can Acupuncture have Specific Effects on Health? A Systematic Review of Acupuncture Antiemesis Trials

1996 • 345 citations

St John's Wort for Depression

2000 • 323 citations

Acupuncture and chronic pain: A criteria-based meta-analysis

1990 • 320 citations

The Use of Nonpharmacologic Techniques to Prevent Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

1999 • 294 citations

Peppermint Oil for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Critical Review and Metaanalysis

1998 • 282 citations

Acupuncture for Back Pain

1998 • 271 citations

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses on treatment of asthma: critical evaluation

2000 • 262 citations

Teasing apart quality and validity in systematic reviews: an example from acupuncture trials in chronic neck and back pain

2000 • 253 citations

Evidence of clinical efficacy of homeopathy

2000 • 239 citations

A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for neck pain

1999 • 231 citations

The Use of Nonpharmacologic Techniques to Prevent Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

1999 • 221 citations

Acupuncture for Recurrent Headaches: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

1999 • 219 citations

Meta-analyses to evaluate analgesic interventions: A systematic qualitative review of their methodology

1996 • 214 citations

Ginkgo Biloba extract for the treatment of intermittent claudication: a meta-analysis of randomized trials

2000 • 203 citations

A Meta-Analysis of Acupuncture for Chronic Pain

1989 • 184 citations

Controlled Clinical Trials of Hypericum Extracts in Depressed Patients - an Overview

1997 • 168 citations

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1998 • 154 citations

St. John's Wort for Depression

1999 • 154 citations

Efficacy of Homeopathic Arnica

1998 • 140 citations

Systematic review of randomized clinical trials of complementary/alternative therapies in the treatment of tension-type and cervicogenic headache

1999 • 139 citations

Garlic powder in the treatment of moderate hyperlipidaemia: a controlled trial and meta-analysis.

1996 • 136 citations

Systematic reviews of complementary therapies - an annotated bibliography. Part 1: Acupuncture

2001 • 129 citations

The Relationship Between Methodological Quality and Conclusions in Reviews of Spinal Manipulation

1995 • 124 citations

Efficacy of Acupuncture as a Treatment for Tinnitus

2000 • 122 citations

An Open-Label Pilot Study of Homeopathic Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Youth

2014 • 118 citations

Acupuncture for low-back pain

1999 • 111 citations

Echinacea for upper respiratory infection.

1999 • 105 citations

Systematic reviews of complementary therapies – an annotated bibliography. Part 3: Homeopathy

2001 • 102 citations

The need for caution in interpreting high quality systematic reviews

2001 • 88 citations

Pharmacological Management of Intermittent Claudication

2000 • 81 citations

Systematic reviews of complementary therapies – an annotated bibliography. Part 2: Herbal medicine

2001 • 76 citations

Variability in Meta-analytic Results Concerning the Value of Cholesterol Reduction in Coronary Heart Disease: A Meta-Meta-Analysis

1999 • 55 citations

Garlic: effects on cardiovascular risks and disease, protective effects against cancer, and clinical adverse effects.

2000 • 44 citations

Review of randomized trials of homoeopathy.

1990 • 42 citations

Detecting the effects of thromboprophylaxis: the case of the rogue reviews

1997 • 16 citations

Critical evaluation of papers reviewing controlled clinical trials in homoeopathy

1994 • 2 citations