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- Title
METHODOLOGICAL QUALITY OF THERAPY RESEARCH PUBLISHED IN ISI DENTAL JOURNALS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS.
- Authors
Cartes-Velásquez, Ricardo; Delgado, Carlos Manterola; Torres, Pedro Aravena; Concha, Javier Moraga
- Abstract
The aim was to determine the methodological quality (MQ) of therapy research articles published in four representative ISI dental journals. MQ was measured using the MINCIR scale and level of evidence (LoE) using the Oxford Center for Evidence Based Medicine ranking. MINCIR general score was 12.84±6.08, the difference between journals scores was statistical significant (p=0,0001). The LoE were: 4 for 59.6%, 3b for 3.0%, 2b for 21.2%, and 1b for 16.2% of articles, being this difference statistical significant (p=0,003). MQ and LoE for dental therapy research is low. Higher impact factor journals not necessarily publish the higher quality research.
- Subjects
MEDICAL quality control; DENTAL journalism; DENTAL therapeutics; EXPERIMENTAL design; EVIDENCE-based dentistry
- Publication
Journal of International Dental & Medical Research, 2015, Vol 8, Issue 2, p47
- ISSN
1309-100X
- Publication type
Article