Extent of publication bias in different categories of research cohorts: A meta-analysis of empirical studies

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Song, Fujian ^a,b   Parekh Bhurke, Sheetal ^b   Hooper, Lee ^a   Loke, Yoon K ^a   Ryder, Jon J ^a   Sutton, Alex J ^c   Hing, Caroline B ^d   Harvey, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPIRICISM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; REFERENCE DATABASE; RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RISK; STATISTICS;

COHORT STUDIES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PUBLICATION BIAS; PUBLICATIONS;

EID: 72849114966     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-9-79     Document Type: Article

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