Measuring Inconsistency in Meta-analyses

Overview

Journal BMJ

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2003 Sep 6

PMID 12958120

Citations 22978

Authors

Julian P T Higgins

Simon G Thompson

Jonathan J Deeks

Douglas G Altman

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