Randomized controlled trial (RCT)
superiority design | CONSORT Statement
(Begg et al, JAMA 1996;
276: 637-639) |
RCT with non-inferiority/
equivalence design | Modified CONSORT Statement
(Piaggio et al, JAMA 2006;
295: 1152-1160) |
Systematic review of therapeutic
interventions | QUOROM Statement
(Moher et al, Lancet 1999;
354: 1896-1900) |
| Diagnostic test performance study | STARD Statement
(Bossuyt et al, Clin Chem 2003;
49: 1-6) |
Systematic review of diagnostic
tests | QUADAS Statement
(BMC Med Res Method 2006,
6(9): doi: 0.1186/1471-2288-6-9 |
Systematic review of
observational study | MOOSE Statement
(Stroup et al, JAMA 2000;
283: 2008-2012) |
| Economic evaluations | CHEC Criteria
(Evers et al, Int J Tech Assess
Health Care 2005; 21: 240-245) |
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