Spuriously precise results from meta-analysis. Is better statistical correction or a more critical methodological assessment warranted?

نویسندگان

  • Ludovic G P M van Amelsvoort
  • Wolfgang Viechtbauer
  • Mark G Spigt
چکیده

Spuriously precise results from meta-analysis. Is better statistical correction or a more critical methodological assessment warranted? Ludovic G.P.M. van Amelsvoort*, Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Mark G. Spigt Department of Epidemiology, Occupational Health Epidemiology unit, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands Department of Methodology and Statistics, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands Department of General Practice, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of clinical epidemiology

دوره 62 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009