Ways to improve the methodology of meta-analysis in sports and exercise medicine: what do we often see in peer review?

• Evert Verhagen,
• Patrick J Owen,
• Ishtiaq Ahmed,
• Niamh L Mundell,
• Daniel L Belavy,
• Nash Anderson,
• Aamir Raoof Memon

Affiliations

Evert Verhagen

38 Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, University Medical Centres – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Patrick J Owen

Eastern Health Emergency Medicine Program, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ishtiaq Ahmed

Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Institute of Graduate Studies, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey

Niamh L Mundell

Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Daniel L Belavy

Department of Applied Health Sciences, Hochschule für Gesundheit Bochum, Bochum, Germany

Nash Anderson

Tuggeranong Chiropractic Centre, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Aamir Raoof Memon

Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia