External validation of a measurement tool to assess systematic reviews

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Pharmaceutical industry sponsorship and research outcome and quality: systematic review. Full text links Read article at publisher's site DOI : Read the full article. PMID: It began with a item assessment tool that was applied to 99 paper-based and 52 electronic systematic reviews.