Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10514266 | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Robust meta-analytic conclusions and determination of studies warranting new large trials may be more appropriately signaled by consideration of initial interval estimates with prediction intervals. Substantial heterogeneity results in exceedingly wide PIs. More caution should be exercised regarding the conclusions of a meta-analysis.
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Authors
Petra L. Graham, John L. Moran,