Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of preclinical studies:Publication bias in laboratory animal experiments

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 225-230

  Korevaar, D A ^a   Hooft, L ^b   ter Riet, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Publication bias; Systematic review; Three Rs

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL STUDY; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NONHUMAN; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PUBLICATION BIAS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80054777874     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/la.2011.010121     Document Type: Review

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