ArticleCMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne2004
The "file drawer" phenomenon: suppressing clinical evidence.
Article in CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Conflicts of interest, authorship, and disclosures in industry-related scientific publications: the tort bar and editorial oversight of medical journals.Mayo Clinic proceedings · 2009Article
- Meta-analysis 101: what you want to know in the era of comparative effectiveness.American health & drug benefits · 2008Article
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