Publication bias in recent meta-analyses

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Kicinski, Michal ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PUBLICATION BIAS;

EID: 84894246858     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081823     Document Type: Article

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