itchyshin
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3 years ago @Mike-Garratt - thank you this looks fantastic. @mlagisz and I will read it asap.
One thing we noticed and this went through the crack earlier is that you only use one database. It is getting increasing difficult to get this pass with just one database with much evidence suggests - we need at least two (the overlap between Scopus & WoS can be as low as 40% in some cases - using extractly the same key strings).
@mlagisz and I can help you solve this quickly by doing the parallel search with Web of Science. Also, Losia think we can include the grey literature search (which is increasingly asked).
As your question is very focused, my guess is that we get 1 or 2 more papers and then, we can quickly add this to the analyses.
We will need help for screening - maybe Christine can do this - I think the web of scinece search would procude extra several hundreds of papers to screen but that is just a few days of work and we will have much a better chance to convincing reviewers.
We can deal with the grey literature - this will be screening theses - but Loisa and I can do this quickly if you like.
Does this sound like a plan? I am very much aware that your baby is due soon but if we are going for Nature Comm etc, we certainly need to do what I suggest above - and I think beucase of your focused question, we only get a few papers or more - which may be good as some moderators are really underpowered.
Best
Shinichi
Mike-Garratt
castration meta analysis_paper first draft_141021.docx
Hi @itchyshin, @mlagisz and @Jeff-Lemaitre
I have hopefully attached a first draft of the sterilization meta-analysis paper here. I will send an email as well but I like the idea of recording early drafts here too!
Cheers
Mike