Pitfalls in meta-analysis of observational studies: Lessons from a systematic review of the risks of stenting for intracranial atherosclerosis

Stroke

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Trinquart, Ludovic ^a   Touzé, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Intracranial arteries; Meta analysis; Stentin

Indexed keywords

ARTERY OCCLUSION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FATALITY; HUMAN; LETTER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING ERROR; STENT; STROKE;

ANGIOPLASTY; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; STROKE;

EID: 70349663979     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.556290     Document Type: Letter

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