Early studies reported extreme findings with large variability: A meta-epidemiologic study in the field of endocrinology

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 72, Issue , 2016, Pages 27-32

  Wang, Zhen ^a   Alahdab, Fares ^a   Almasri, Jehad ^a   Haydour, Qusay ^a   Mohammed, Khaled ^a   Abu Dabrh, Abd Moain ^a   Prokop, Larry J ^a   Alfarkh, Wedad ^a   Lakis, Sumaya ^a   Montori, Victor M ^a   Murad, Mohammad Hassan ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Effect size; Meta analysis; Proteus effect; Publication bias; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EFFECT SIZE; ENDOCRINOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY;

ENDOCRINOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLICATION BIAS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84961052037     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.10.015     Document Type: Article

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