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Meta-Analysis
. 2020 Oct 1;174(10):997-999.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0956.

Defining Very Preterm Populations for Systematic Reviews With Meta-analyses

Mariane Sentenac  1 , Isabelle Boutron  2 , Elizabeth S Draper  3 , Eero Kajantie  4   5   6   7 , Rolf F Maier  8 , Dieter Wolke  9   10 , Jennifer Zeitlin  1
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Meta-Analysis

Defining Very Preterm Populations for Systematic Reviews With Meta-analyses

Mariane Sentenac et al. JAMA Pediatr. .

Abstract

This review compares the selection criteria, findings, and heterogeneity of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of cognitive outcomes among children considered very preterm at birth.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Sentenac reported receiving grants from the European commission EU Horizon 2020 during the conduct of the study. Dr Boutron reported being the director of Cochrane France and co-convenor of the Bias Methods group at Cochrane. Dr Kajantie reported receiving grants from the European Commission, Academy of Finland, and Foundation for Pediatric Research during the conduct of the study and receiving grants from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Foundation for Cardiovascular Research, Diabetes Research Foundation, and Sigrid Juselius Foundation outside the submitted work. Dr Maier reported receiving grants from the European Union during the conduct of the study. Dr Zeitlin reported receiving grants from the European Commission Horizon 2020 during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Overlap of 107 Cohorts Included in Three 2018 Systematic Reviews With Meta-analyses of the Association of Very Preterm Birth With Cognitive Outcome
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