A re-evaluation of random-effects meta-analysis
โ Scribed by Julian P. T. Higgins; Simon G. Thompson; David J. Spiegelhalter
- Book ID
- 111038562
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 698 KB
- Volume
- 172
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0964-1998
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