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Systematic reviews in health care
Investigating and dealing with publication and other biases in meta-analysis
BMJ 2001; 323 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.323.7304.101 (Published 14 July 2001) Cite this as: BMJ 2001;323:101
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