PRISMA 2020 Is a Reporting Guideline for Systematic Reviews but Is Often Misused to Guide Review Content.
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- 10.1002/cesm.70095
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- 2026 Sep
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- Cochrane evidence synthesis and methods
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@article{allodium:10.1002/cesm.70095,
title = {PRISMA 2020 Is a Reporting Guideline for Systematic Reviews but Is Often Misused to Guide Review Content.},
author = {Østengaard L and Korfitsen CB and Hróbjartsson A and Laursen DRT and Nejstgaard CH},
year = {2026},
journal = {Cochrane evidence synthesis and methods},
doi = {10.1002/cesm.70095},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/cesm.70095}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - PRISMA 2020 Is a Reporting Guideline for Systematic Reviews but Is Often Misused to Guide Review Content. AU - Østengaard L AU - Korfitsen CB AU - Hróbjartsson A AU - Laursen DRT AU - Nejstgaard CH PY - 2026 JO - Cochrane evidence synthesis and methods DO - 10.1002/cesm.70095 UR - https://doi.org/10.1002/cesm.70095 ER -
APA
L, Ø., CB, K., A, H., DRT, L., & CH, N. (2026). PRISMA 2020 Is a Reporting Guideline for Systematic Reviews but Is Often Misused to Guide Review Content.. Cochrane evidence synthesis and methods. https://doi.org/10.1002/cesm.70095
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- pubmed · retrieved 2026-09-25T17:10:16.831Z