Missing Data in Systematic Reviews Publisher



Rastkar M¹
Source: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Stepwise Approach for Medical and Biomedical Researchers Published:2024

Abstract

Dealing with missing data is a common challenge in conducting systematic reviews, meta-analyses, which can affect the final results, and validity of the evidence. In a study, missing data might originate in the following means: Missing due to incomplete reporting of outcome, missing due to reporting results in primary studies, and missing participants. © 2025 Elsevier Inc. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.