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How important are comprehensive literature searches and the assessment of trial quality in systematic reviews? Empirical study

Matthias Egger, Peter Jüni, F Holenstein, Jonathan A C Sterne

Health Technology Assessment· 2003-01-01· review· 1,181 citationsdiamond

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Matthias Egger, Peter Jüni, F Holenstein, Jonathan A C Sterne (2003). How important are comprehensive literature searches and the assessment of trial quality in systematic reviews? Empirical study. Health Technology Assessment. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta7010

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  title  = {How important are comprehensive literature searches and the assessment of trial quality in systematic reviews? Empirical study},
  author = {Egger, Matthias and Jüni, Peter and Holenstein, F and Sterne, Jonathan A C},
  year   = {2003},
  journal = {Health Technology Assessment},
  doi    = {10.3310/hta7010}
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