Quantifying, displaying and accounting for heterogeneity in the meta-analysis of RCTs using standard and generalised <it>Q </it>statistics
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Clinical researchers have often preferred to use a fixed effects model for the primary interpretation of a meta-analysis. Heterogeneity is usually assessed via the well known <it>Q </it>and <it>I</it><sup&g...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/41 |