Identifying null meta-analyses that are ripe for updating

作者: Nicholas J Barrowman , Manchun Fang , Margaret Sampson , David Moher

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-3-13

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摘要: Background As an increasingly large number of meta-analyses are published, quantitative methods needed to help clinicians and systematic review teams determine when not up date.

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