Are meta-analysis-based comparisons solid evidence?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 506-508

  Calderon, Moises A ^a   Andersen, Jens S ^b   Nelson, Harold S ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ALK ABELLÓ   (Denmark)

^c DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRASS POLLEN EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GRASS POLLEN; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; LETTER; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCORING SYSTEM; SUBCUTANEOUS IMMUNOTHERAPY; SUBLINGUAL IMMUNOTHERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ALLERGENS; ANTIGENS, PLANT; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POACEAE; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 84881127856     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.04.057     Document Type: Letter

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