Publication bias in obesity treatment trials?

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 931-937

  Allison, D B ^a,c   Faith, M S ^a   Gorman, B S ^b  

^a The New York Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior therapy; Meta analysis; Phamacotherapy; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; ERROR; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; META-ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLISHING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029852898     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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