Research Methods & Reporting
AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both
BMJ 2017; 358 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j4008 (Published 21 September 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;358:j4008
Data supplement
Web extra
- Data Supplement - Supplementary figure: the AMSTAR 2 instrument
- Data Supplement - Supplementary appendix 1: AMSTAR 2 guidance document
- Data Supplement - Supplementary appendix 2: Inter-rater reliability of AMSTAR 2 items and references for studies included in the analyses
Web extra
- Data Supplement - Supplementary figure: the AMSTAR 2 instrument
- Data Supplement - Supplementary appendix 1: AMSTAR 2 guidance document
- Data Supplement - Supplementary appendix 2: Inter-rater reliability of AMSTAR 2 items and references for studies included in the analyses
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