Inclusion of zero total event trials in meta-analyses maintains analytic consistency and incorporates all available data
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Inclusion of zero total event trials in meta-analyses maintains analytic consistency and incorporates all available data
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medical Research Methodology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1471-2288
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-7-5