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Guidelines for evaluating prevalence studies

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Boyle, Michael H·1998·Evidence Based Mental Health
DOI 10.1136/ebmh.1.2.37
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Guidelines for evaluating prevalence studiesAs stated in the first issue of Evidence-Based Mental Health, we are planning to widen the scope of the journal to include studies answering additional types of clinical questions.One of our first priorities has been to develop criteria for studies providing information about the prevalence of psychiatric disorders, both in the population and in specific clinical settings.We invited the following editorial from Dr Michael Boyle to highlight the key methodological issues involved in the critical appraisal of prevalence studies.The next stage is to develop valid and reliable criteria for selecting prevalence studies for inclusion in the journal.We welcome our readers contribution to this process.

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Authors
Boyle, M. H.
Venue
Evidence Based Mental Health
Publisher
BMJ
Published
1998-05
Volume
1
Issue
2
Pages
37-39
ISSN
  • 1362-0347 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-960X
DOI
10.1136/ebmh.1.2.37
OpenAlex
W2074393697
Cited by
313
References
1
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1.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
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