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Report clinical sources of heterogeneity in meta-analysis: A commentary on Steurer et al (2014). “Are clinically heterogeneous studies synthesized in systematic reviews?

Stephen Buetow

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meta-analysis; systematic review; heterogeneity

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v3i1.839

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