Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10514827 | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 2005 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Existing tests that use standard errors of odds ratios are likely to be seriously misleading if applied to meta-analyses of test accuracy. The effective sample size funnel plot and associated regression test of asymmetry should be used to detect publication bias and other sample size related effects.
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Authors
Jonathan J. Deeks, Petra Macaskill, Les Irwig,