# A tutorial on methodological studies: the what, when, how and why

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/a-tutorial-on-methodological-studies-the-what-when-how-and-why/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Lawrence Mbuagbaw,Daeria O. Lawson,Livia Puljak,David B. Allison,Lehana Thabane |
| Citations | 152 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12874-020-01107-7 |
| Fields | Decision Sciences,Health Professions,Social Sciences |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12874-020-01107-7 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W3084046422 |
| PMID | 32894052 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2020 |

## Paper authors

- [Livia Puljak](https://scholariq.org/researchers/livia-puljak/)

## Paper journal

- [BMC Medical Research Methodology](https://scholariq.org/journals/bmc-medical-research-methodology/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Meta-analysis and systematic reviews](https://scholariq.org/topics/meta-analysis-and-systematic-reviews/)

## Paper topics

- [Meta-analysis and systematic reviews](https://scholariq.org/topics/meta-analysis-and-systematic-reviews/)
- [Historical and modern epidemiology studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/historical-and-modern-epidemiology-studies/)
- [Health Policy Implementation Science](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-policy-implementation-science/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.
