Direction and impact of language bias in meta-analyses of controlled trials: Empirical study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 115-123

  Jüni, Peter ^a   Holenstein, Franziska ^b   Sterne, Jonathan ^a   Bartlett, Christopher ^a   Egger, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Language bias; Meta analysis; Meta regression; Publication bias; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; META-ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036211765     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/31.1.115     Document Type: Article

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