Meta-analysis of small randomized controlled trials in surgery may be unreliable

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 466-469

  Rerkasem, K ^a   Rothwell, P M ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; SURGERY;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 77949383761     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6988     Document Type: Article

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