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. 2023 Sep 28;19(9):e1011461.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011461. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Ten simple rules for interpreting and evaluating a meta-analysis

Rebecca B Carlson  1 , Jennifer R Martin  2   3 , Robert D Beckett  4
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Ten simple rules for interpreting and evaluating a meta-analysis

Rebecca B Carlson et al. PLoS Comput Biol. .
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