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Bench-to-bedside review: avoiding pitfalls in critical care meta-analysis--funnel plots, risk estimates, types of heterogeneity, baseline risk and the ecologic fallacy.

Reade MC, Delaney A, Bailey MJ, Angus DC.

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Extended-interval aminoglycoside administration for children: a meta-analysis.

Contopoulos-Ioannidis DG, Giotis ND, Baliatsa DV, Ioannidis JP.

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[Meta-analysis of the Italian studies on short-term effects of air pollution]

Biggeri A, Bellini P, Terracini B; Italian MISA Group.

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Cates CJ.

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A systematic review and economic evaluation of epoetin alpha, epoetin beta and darbepoetin alpha in anaemia associated with cancer, especially that attributable to cancer treatment.

Wilson J, Yao GL, Raftery J, Bohlius J, Brunskill S, Sandercock J, Bayliss S, Moss P, Stanworth S, Hyde C.

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Simpson's paradox visualized: the example of the rosiglitazone meta-analysis.

Rücker G, Schumacher M.

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Effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in critically ill adult patients: systematic review of randomised controlled trials.

D'Amico R, Pifferi S, Leonetti C, Torri V, Tinazzi A, Liberati A.

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Home treatment for mental health problems: a systematic review.

Burns T, Knapp M, Catty J, Healey A, Henderson J, Watt H, Wright C.

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Heterogeneity and statistical significance in meta-analysis: an empirical study of 125 meta-analyses.

Engels EA, Schmid CH, Terrin N, Olkin I, Lau J.

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Canadian clinical practice guidelines for nutrition support in mechanically ventilated, critically ill adult patients.

Heyland DK, Dhaliwal R, Drover JW, Gramlich L, Dodek P; Canadian Critical Care Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee.

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Effectiveness and safety of vitamin D in relation to bone health.

Cranney A, Horsley T, O'Donnell S, Weiler H, Puil L, Ooi D, Atkinson S, Ward L, Moher D, Hanley D, Fang M, Yazdi F, Garritty C, Sampson M, Barrowman N, Tsertsvadze A, Mamaladze V.

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Higgins J, Thompson S, Deeks J, Altman D.

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Controversy of oral contraceptives and risk of rheumatoid arthritis: meta-analysis of conflicting studies and review of conflicting meta-analyses with special emphasis on analysis of heterogeneity.

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Subgroup analyses in randomised controlled trials: quantifying the risks of false-positives and false-negatives.

Brookes ST, Whitley E, Peters TJ, Mulheran PA, Egger M, Davey Smith G.

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The use of numbers needed to treat derived from systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Caveats and pitfalls.

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Simpson's paradox and experimental research.

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Trial design and reporting standards for intra-arterial cerebral thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke.

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Challenges of subgroup analyses in multinational clinical trials: experiences from the MERIT-HF trial.

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