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. 1995 Nov 11;311(7015):1303. doi: 10.1136/bmj.311.7015.1303b

Misleading meta-analysis. One incorrect meta-analysis does not invalidate them all.

M R Law, N J Wald
PMCID: PMC2551208  PMID: 7496259

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