Adjusting for publication bias: Modelling the selection process

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 313-322

  Preston, Carrol ^a   Ashby, Deborah ^b   Smyth, Rosalind ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Publication bias

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEHYDRATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHILD; DIARRHEA; FLUID THERAPY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PUBLICATION BIAS;

EID: 3042664420     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2003.00457.x     Document Type: Review

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