Investigation of bias in meta-analyses due to selective inclusion of trial effect estimates: empirical study

Objective To explore whether systematic reviewers selectively include trial effect estimates in meta-analyses when multiple are available, and what impact this may have on meta-analytic effects.Design Cross-sectional study.Data sources We randomly selected systematic reviews of interventions from 2...

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Autors principals: Joanne E McKenzie, Matthew J Page, Andrew Forbes, Sally E Green, Marisa Chau
Format: Article
Idioma:English
Publicat: BMJ Publishing Group 2016-04-01
Col·lecció:BMJ Open
Accés en línia:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/4/e011863.full