Invited commentary: benefits of heterogeneity in meta-analysis of data from epidemiologic studies.

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Published in Am J Epidemiol on August 15, 1995

Authors

J A Berlin1

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104-6021, USA.

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