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Manuscript selection bias is the selective publication of manuscripts based on study characteristics other than quality indicators.
Such information also makes it possible for readers to conduct their own subgroup analyses and interpret subgroups, based on study characteristics.
Then, the documents that had been excluded from the meta-analysis based on study characteristics (i.e., not random, quasi-experimental or cohort; did not provide quantitative outcome data) were reviewed for information about these interventions.
As the intent was to provide a comprehensive review of lay perspectives of SA, studies were neither excluded nor weighted based on study characteristics or methodological rigour, as there is no established methodology for quality assessment of construct reviews.
The tendency of editors to publish research results based on study characteristics other than quality indicators is called generally manuscript selection bias in the current study, which is broader than the publication bias definition.
To identify potential sources of heterogeneity in the meta-analysis results based on study characteristics, we performed meta-regression analysis; we observed no statistically significant evidence that factors such as year of publication, study design and multivariable adjustment contributed to the observed heterogeneity in this meta-analysis.
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Pooling of data was based on study design, population characteristics, outcomes, OHRQoL-domains affected.
Meta-regression based on study-level characteristics was used in 18% of the papers, while patient-level characteristics were used in 13%.
By using this procedure the differences between the estimates based on study-specific characteristics might be minimized.
This approach has recently been demonstrated to be superior in the capacity of eliciting neutralizing antibodies to that based on the use of gp120 in its native form [25]. Another rational approach is based on studying the characteristics of the rare antibodies directed against the CD4bs, thus backtracking to their corresponding epitopes.
Although variability based on study design and patient characteristics was expected, weight reduction observed in this study with EQW was on the lower end of the range (−2.0 to −3.7 kg) observed in previous DURATION studies (6, 7, 10, 17).
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