Editorial: Uses and abuses of meta-analysis in gastroenterology

Chinese Journal of Digestive Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 39-42

  Huang, Jia Qing ^a   Hunt, Richard H ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036287572     PISSN: 14439611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1443-9573.2002.t01-1-00078.x     Document Type: Editorial

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