Limits of metaanalysis from published data for epidemiological research;Grenzen von Metaanalysen aus publizierten Daten bei epidemiologischen Fragestellungen

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-104

  Blettner, Maria ^a   Schlehofer, Brigitte ^a   Sauerbrei, Willi ^b  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030974377     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01318138     Document Type: Article

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