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Meta-analysis: Its strengths and limitations

Esteban Walker, PhD, Adrian V. Hernandez, MD, PhD and Michael W. Kattan, PhD
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2008, 75 (6) 431-439;
Esteban Walker
Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic
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vol. 75 no. 6 431-439
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18595551

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Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
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0891-1150
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1939-2869
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  • Published online June 1, 2008.

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