Misleading funnel plot for detection of bias in meta-analysis
作者： Jin-Ling Tang , Joseph LY Liu
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(99)00204-8
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摘要: … Using 198 published meta-analyses, we demonstrate that the … in 37 (86%) of the 43 meta-analyses with an asymmetrical plot … The asymmetry of funnel plots is dependent on how the …
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