Randomized trials, generalizability, and meta-analysis: Graphical insights for binary outcomes

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-5

  Baker, Stuart G ^a   Kramer, Barnett S ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 2942750392     PISSN: 14712288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-3-10     Document Type: Article

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