Metaplot: A novel stata graph for assessing heterogeneity at a glance

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 102-104

  Poorolajal, J ^a   Mahmoodi, M ^b   Majdzadeh, R ^b   Fotouhi, A ^b  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Meta analysis; Stata graph; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954061754     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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