Metaplot: A Novel Stata Graph for Assessing Heterogeneity at a Glance

Background: Heterogeneity is usually a major concern in meta-analysis. Although there are some statistical approaches for as­sessing variability across studies, here we present a new approach to heterogeneity using "MetaPlot" that investigate the influ­ence of a single study on the overall...

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Main Authors: A Fotouhi, R Majdzadeh, M Mahmoodi, J Poorolajal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/15626.pdf&manuscript_id=15626