Standardized mean differences cause funnel plot distortion in publication bias assessments

Meta-analyses are increasingly used for synthesis of evidence from biomedical research, and often include an assessment of publication bias based on visual or analytical detection of asymmetry in funnel plots. We studied the influence of different normalisation approaches, sample size and interventi...

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Autores principales: Zwetsloot, Peter-Paul, Van Der Naald, Mira, Sena, Emily S, Howells, David W, IntHout, Joanna, De Groot, Joris AH, Chamuleau, Steven AJ, MacLeod, Malcolm R, Wever, Kimberley E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2017
Materias:
Epidemiology and Global Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5621838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28884685
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.24260

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5621838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28884685
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.24260

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