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Editorial
. 2016 Oct;123(4):812-3.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001596.

Publication Bias: The Elephant in the Review

Jarrod E Dalton  1 , Shari D Bolen, Edward J Mascha
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Editorial

Publication Bias: The Elephant in the Review

Jarrod E Dalton et al. Anesth Analg. 2016 Oct.
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  • Irony and the Elephant in the Review.
    Grocott HP, Deutscher R. Grocott HP, et al. Anesth Analg. 2017 May;124(5):1736-1737. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001979. Anesth Analg. 2017. PMID: 28319518 No abstract available.

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