Reported methods for handling missing change standard deviations in meta-analyses of exercise therapy interventions in patients with heart failure: A systematic review.
BACKGROUND:Well-constructed systematic reviews and meta-analyses are key tools in evidenced-based healthcare. However, a common problem with performing a meta-analysis is missing data, such as standard deviations (SD). An increasing number of methods are utilised to calculate or impute missing SDs,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6193694?pdf=render |