A Re-Analysis of the Cochrane Library Data: The Dangers of Unobserved Heterogeneity in Meta-Analyses

BACKGROUND: Heterogeneity has a key role in meta-analysis methods and can greatly affect conclusions. However, true levels of heterogeneity are unknown and often researchers assume homogeneity. We aim to: a) investigate the prevalence of unobserved heterogeneity and the validity of the assumption of...

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Autores principales: Kontopantelis, Evangelos, Springate, David A., Reeves, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3724681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23922860
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069930

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3724681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23922860
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069930

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