Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews

Beverley Shea; Jeremy Grimshaw; George A. Wells; Maarten Boers; Neil Andersson; Candyce Hamel; Ashley C Porter; Peter Tugwell; David Moher; L.M. Bouter

doi:10.1186/1471-2288-7-10

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A measurement tool for the 'assessment of multiple systematic reviews' (AMSTAR) was developed. The tool consists of 11 items and has good face and content validity for measuring the methodological quality of systematic reviews. Additional studies are needed with a focus on the reproducibility and construct validity of AMSTAR, before strong recommendations can be made on its use.

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