title: Some comments on meta-analysis: discussion of "issues specific to evaluation of studies of periodontitis".
authors.affiliation: Forsyth Dental Center, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kent
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000628:therapy*; D011897:Random Allocation; D012107:Research Design / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*