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Funnel plot for evaluating publication bias among the twelve studies included in the meta-analysis. The log of the diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) is plotted against the standard error of log DOR; the latter serves as an indicator of sample size. Each article is shown as a solid circle, and the regression line is shown. DOR = diagnostic odds ratio.
