Assessment of research quality in major infertility journals

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Assessment of research quality in major infertility journals Demián Glujovsky, M.D., M.Sc., Bárbara Riestra, M.D., Andrea Coscia, M.D., Carolina Boggino, M.D., Daniel Comandé, B.Sc., Agustín Ciapponi, M.D., M.Sc. Fertility and Sterility Volume 98, Issue 6, Pages 1539-1543 (December 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.08.018 Copyright © 2012 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Number of potential RCTs, using PubMed limits, retrieved from the five fertility journals with the highest impact factor. Fertility and Sterility 2012 98, 1539-1543DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.08.018) Copyright © 2012 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Number of potential SRs with meta-analysis, using PubMed limits, retrieved from the five fertility journals with the highest impact factor. Fertility and Sterility 2012 98, 1539-1543DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.08.018) Copyright © 2012 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Summary of risk of bias assessment in RCTs. Fertility and Sterility 2012 98, 1539-1543DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.08.018) Copyright © 2012 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions