Synthesis methods data dictionary

This data dictionary describes the coding system applied to the data extracted from systematic reviews included in the paper: <br> Cumpston MS, Brennan SE, Ryan R, McKenzie JE. 2023. Statistical synthesis methods other than meta-analysis are commonly used but seldom specified: survey of systematic reviews of interventions <br> <strong>Associated files:</strong> 1. Synthesis methods data file: Cumpston_et_al_2023_other_synthesis_methods.xlsx (https://doi.org/10.26180/20785396) 2. Synthesis methods Stata code: Cumpston_et_al_2023_other_synthesis_methods.do (https://doi.org/10.26180/20786251) <strong>3. </strong>Study protocol: Cumpston MS, McKenzie JE, Thomas J and Brennan SE. The use of ‘PICO for synthesis’ and methods for synthesis without meta-analysis: protocol for a survey of current practice in systematic reviews of health interventions. <em>F1000Research</em> 2021, <strong>9</strong>:678. (https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.24469.2)