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- Authors
- Caldwell, D. M., Ades, A. E., & Higgins, J. P. T.
- Affiliations
- University of Bristol (GB)
- MRC Biostatistics Unit (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Caldwell, Deborah M
- Venue
- BMJ
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2005-10-13
- Volume
- 331
- Issue
- 7521
- Pages
- 897-900
- ISSN
- 0007-1447 (ISSN-L)
- 0959-8138
- 1468-5833
- PMC
- PMC1255806
- OpenAlex
- W1967385770
- Cited by
- 1,600
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2026: 53 · 2025: 63 · 2024: 72 · 2023: 67 · 2022: 91 · 2021: 105 · 2020: 136 · 2019: 115 · 2018: 115 · 2017: 108 · 2016: 95 · 2015: 107 · 2014: 101 · 2013: 79 · 2012: 80
- FWCI
- 16.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- BMJ (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Explore Bristol Research (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome
- Keywords
- rasburicase, allopurinol, hyperuricemia, lymphoma, pediatric oncology, direct and indirect evidence, treatment comparison
- MeSH terms
- Data Interpretation, Statistical, Decision Making, Humans, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Bias, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Evidence-Based Medicine
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