Quantitative synthesis in systematic reviews.

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Published in Ann Intern Med on November 01, 1997

Authors

J Lau1, J P Ioannidis, C H Schmid

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Clinical Care Research, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA.

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