Impact of covert duplicate publication on meta-analysis: A case study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7109, 1997, Pages 635-640

  Tramèr, Martin R ^a   Reynolds, D John M ^b   Moore, R Andrew ^a   McQuay, Henry J ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ONDANSETRON;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT CODING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0030931611     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7109.635     Document Type: Article

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