Background A series of meta-analyses of peer-reviewed studies of brain cancer and farming were performed, using 33 studies published between 1981 and 1996. Methods Before the meta-analyses, all studies were reviewed and evaluated for heterogeneity and publication bias. A random-effect model was used
Meta-analyses of prostate cancer and farming
β Scribed by Jane E. Keller-Byrne; Sadik A. Khuder; Eric A. Schaub
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 577 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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