Novel methods to deal with publication biases: secondary analysis of antidepressant trials in the FDA trial registry database and related journal...

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Novel contour enhanced funnel plots and a regression based adjustment method worked convincingly and might have an important part to play in combating publication biases.

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Funnel plotPublication biasMeta-analysisProtocol (science)RegressionMedicineStatisticsPlaceboClinical trialMatching (statistics)Linear regressionComputer sciencePsychologyEconometricsInternal medicineMathematicsAlternative medicinePathology

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Year: 2009
Type: review
Volume: 339
Issue: aug07 1
Pages: b2981-b2981
Citations: 195
Access: Closed

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                                    Santiago G. Moreno, 
                                
                                    Alex J. Sutton, 
                                
                                    Erick H. Turner
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2009). 
                            Novel methods to deal with publication biases: secondary analysis of antidepressant trials in the FDA trial registry database and related journal publications. 
                            BMJ
                            , 339
                            (aug07 1)
                            , b2981-b2981.
                            https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b2981
                        

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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b2981