Meta-analysis of the messenger: The price of small trials diverting our attention from the real target

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Fraser Rubens. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Jan.

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. 2016 Jan;151(1):78-9.

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.08.057. Epub 2015 Aug 24.

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: frubens@ottawaheart.ca.

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