title: Danger of misuse of meta-analyses for observational studies based on published data.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sauerbrei
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blettner
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D019370:Observation; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*