“Small-study effects” in meta-analysis should not be ignored

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 39, Issue , 2017, Pages 283-284

  Zhou, Xianshi ^a,b   Ye, Ye ^b   Tang, Guanghua ^a,b   Wu, Fanwei ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c Water Authority of Bao'an District   (China)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Sepsis; Thymosin alpha1; Ulinastatin

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; THYMOSIN ALPHA1; ULINASTATIN;

CHINESE; HUMAN; INDIAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LETTER; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEPSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMANS; SEPSIS;

EID: 85012925960     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2017.01.013     Document Type: Letter

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