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- 1986
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- article
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- 7
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- 3
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- 177-188
- Citations
- 38111
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Rebecca DerSimonian,
Nan M. Laird
(1986).
Meta-analysis in clinical trials.
Controlled Clinical Trials
, 7
(3)
, 177-188.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0197-2456(86)90046-2
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- DOI
- 10.1016/0197-2456(86)90046-2