Modelling publication bias in meta-analysis: A review

Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 421-445

  Sutton, A J ^a   Song, F ^a   Gilbody, S M ^a   Abrams, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL CONCEPTS;

BAYES THEOREM; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; META-ANALYSIS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PUBLICATION BIAS;

EID: 0034518612     PISSN: 09622802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096228000701555244     Document Type: Review

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