Joerg J Meerpohl

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
meta-analysis 2022
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd013556.pub2

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a major cause of disability and the leading cause of death worldwide. To reduce mortality and morbidity, prevention strategies such as following an optimal diet are crucial. In recent years, low…

meta-analysis 2020
BMC health services research ·doi:10.1186/s12913-020-05665-w

BACKGROUND: Guidelines and quality indicators (for example as part of a quality assurance scheme) aim to improve health care delivery and health outcomes. Ideally, the development of quality indicators should be grounded in evidence-based, …

meta-analysis 2014
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0114023

BackgroundThe synthesis of published research in systematic reviews is essential when providing evidence to inform clinical and health policy decision-making. However, the validity of systematic reviews is threatened if journal publications…