Systematic reviews in health care: Investigating and dealing with publication and other biases in meta-analysis

British Medical Journal

Volumn 323, Issue 7304, 2001, Pages 101-105

  Sterne, J A C ^a   Egger, M ^a   Smith, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0035859525     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7304.101     Document Type: Review

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