Commentary: Heterogeneity in meta-analysis should be expected and appropriately quantified

被引：748
作者：
Higgins, Julian P. T. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Inst Publ Hlth, MRC Biostat Unit, Cambridge CB2 0SR, England
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2008年 / 37卷 / 05期
基金：
英国医学研究理事会;
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D O I：
10.1093/ije/dyn204
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
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