Journal quality, effect size, and publication bias in meta-analysis

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1162-1166

  Murtaugh, Paul A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Journal impact factor; Log response ratio; Meta analysis; Publication bias; Research synthesis

Indexed keywords

META-ANALYSIS; PUBLISHING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0000592106     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[1162:JQESAP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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