Tips for learners of evidence-based medicine: 4. Assessing heterogeneity of primary studies in systematic reviews and whether to combine their results.
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Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
Keitz
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Wyer
Peter
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Guyatt
Gordon
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D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D012107:Research Design; D012196:Review Literature as Topic
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