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Subgroup effects despite homogeneous heterogeneity test results

BACKGROUND: Statistical tests of heterogeneity are very popular in meta-analyses, as heterogeneity might indicate subgroup effects. Lack of demonstrable statistical heterogeneity, however, might obscure clinical heterogeneity, meaning clinically relevant subgroup effects. METHODS: A qualitative, vis...

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Autores principales: Groenwold, Rolf HH, Rovers, Maroeska M, Lubsen, Jacobus, Heijden, Geert JMG van der
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2900281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20478021
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-10-43