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Title | The quality of reports of medical and public health research from Palestinian institutions: a systematic review |
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Objective Over the past decade, there has been an increase in reports of health research from Palestine, but no assessment of their quality. We have assessed the quality of reports of Palestinian health research and factors associated with it. Design This is a systematic review. Inclusion criteria We searched Medline and Scopus for reports of original research relevant to human health or healthcare authored by researchers affiliated with Palestinian institutions and published between January 2000 and August 2015 inclusive. Outcomes We used international guidelines to assess report quality, classifying as adequate those with ≥50% of items completely addressed. Results Of 2383 reports identified, 497 met our inclusion criteria. Just over half (264; 55%) of these were published after 2010. 354 (71%) of first authors were affiliated with Palestinian institutions; 261 (53%) reports had coauthors from outside Palestine … |
Type | Journal Article |
Date | 2017 |
Published in | BMJ open |
Series | Volume: 7, Number: 6 |
Publisher | British Medical Journal Publishing Group |
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