Search for unpublished data by systematic reviewers: an audit.

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Published in BMJ Open on October 06, 2017

Authors

Hedyeh Ziai1,2, Rujun Zhang1,3, An-Wen Chan4,5, Nav Persaud3,6,7

Author Affiliations

1: Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
2: Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
3: Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.
4: Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
5: Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
6: Department of Family and Community Medicine, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
7: Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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