Causes of bias in Delphi studies and consensus statements: a methodological review

Prashant Nasa, Ravi Jain, Deven Juneja, Zubair Ahmed, Subashini Suresh, Suresh Renukappa, Cyril J. Chacko, Marcus J. Schultz, Tonny Veenith

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DOI: 10.1111/anae.70415
Published: 2026-11-02
Container: Anaesthesia
Publisher: Wiley
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@article{allodium:10.1111/anae.70415,
  title = {Causes of bias in Delphi studies and consensus statements: a methodological review},
  author = {Prashant Nasa and Ravi Jain and Deven Juneja and Zubair Ahmed and Subashini Suresh and Suresh Renukappa and Cyril J. Chacko and Marcus J. Schultz and Tonny Veenith},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Anaesthesia},
  doi = {10.1111/anae.70415},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70415}
}

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TI  - Causes of bias in Delphi studies and consensus statements: a methodological review
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AU  - Deven Juneja
AU  - Zubair Ahmed
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AU  - Suresh Renukappa
AU  - Cyril J. Chacko
AU  - Marcus J. Schultz
AU  - Tonny Veenith
PY  - 2026
JO  - Anaesthesia
DO  - 10.1111/anae.70415
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Nasa, P., Jain, R., Juneja, D., Ahmed, Z., Suresh, S., Renukappa, S., Chacko, C. J., Schultz, M. J., & Veenith, T. (2026). Causes of bias in Delphi studies and consensus statements: a methodological review. Anaesthesia. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70415

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