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. 2006 Nov 27;168(48):4218-20.

[Cochrane reviews compared with industry-supported and other meta-analyses of the same drugs--secondary publication]

[Article in Danish]
Anders W Jørgensen  1 , Jørgen Hilden, Peter C Gøtzsche
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  • PMID: 17147949

[Cochrane reviews compared with industry-supported and other meta-analyses of the same drugs--secondary publication]

[Article in Danish]
Anders W Jørgensen et al. Ugeskr Laeger. .

Abstract

24 Cochrane reviews were compared with other, closely matched, meta-analyses of the same drugs. The quality score was highest for Cochrane reviews (7 vs. 2, p < 0.01). Of 8 industry-supported reviews, 7 with conclusions all recommended the experimental drug without reservations, compared with none of the Cochrane reviews (p = 0.02) although the estimated treatment effect was similar on average (p = 0.64). Industry-supported reviews were less transparent, had few reservations about methodological limitations of the included trials, and should be read with caution.

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