Analysis of decisions made in meta-analyses of depression screening and the risk of confirmation bias: A case study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Depression is common in primary care and clinicians are encouraged to screen their patients. Meta-analyses have evaluated the effectiveness of screening, but two author groups consistently reached completely opposite conclusions.<...
Main Authors: | Goodyear-Smith Felicity A, van Driel Mieke L, Arroll Bruce, Del Mar Chris |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/76 |
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