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. 2011 Jul 22:343:d4002.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.d4002.

Recommendations for examining and interpreting funnel plot asymmetry in meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials

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PMID: 21784880
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d4002

Recommendations for examining and interpreting funnel plot asymmetry in meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials

Jonathan A C Sterne et al. BMJ. 2011.

. 2011 Jul 22:343:d4002.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.d4002.

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¹ School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2PS, UK. jonathan.sterne@bristol.ac.uk

PMID: 21784880
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d4002

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