Most published meta-regression analyses based on aggregate data suffer from methodological pitfalls: a meta-epidemiological study
Abstract Background Due to clinical and methodological diversity, clinical studies included in meta-analyses often differ in ways that lead to differences in treatment effects across studies. Meta-regression analysis is generally recommended to explore associations between study-level characteristic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01310-0 |