Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10514161 Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2011 10 Pages PDF
Abstract
Most meta-analyses with nominally significant results pertain to truly nonnull effects, but exceptions are not uncommon. The magnitude of observed effects, especially in meta-analyses with limited evidence, is often inflated.
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Statistically significant meta-analyses of clinical trials have modest credibility and inflated effects
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