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Funnel plots of empirical meta-analyses plotted as standardized mean difference (SMD) versus standard error, as in the original publications (left hand panels), and as SMD versus 1/√n after re-analysis. n = total primary study sample size; filled circles = observed data points; open circles = missing data points as suggested by trim and fill analysis.
