Citation of previous meta-analyses on the same topic: A clue to perpetuation of incorrect methods?

Ophthalmology

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1113-1119

  Li, Tianjing ^a   Dickersin, Kay ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS; LATANOPROST PLUS TIMOLOL; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; CITATION ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 84878590351     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.11.038     Document Type: Article

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