The systematic review and meta-analysis of X-ray detective rate of Kashin-Beck disease from 1992 to 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is a serious human endemic chronic osteochondral disease. However, quantitative syntheses of X-ray detective rate studies for KBD are rare. We performed an initial systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the X-ray detective rate of KBD in China.

Methods

For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched five databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), WanFang Data and the China Science and Technology Journal Database (VIP))using a comprehensive search strategy to identify studies of KBD X-ray detective rate in China that were published from database inception to January 13, 2018. The X-ray detective rate of KBD was determined via an analysis of published studies using a random effect m

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6376664 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature