Development of the instrument to assess the credibility of effect modification analyses (ICEMAN) in randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses

Schandelmaier, Stefan, Briel, Matthias, Varadhan, Ravi, Schmid, Christopher H., Devasenapathy, Niveditha, Hayward, Rodney A., Gagnier, Joel, Borenstein, Michael +8 more·2020·Canadian Medical Association Journal

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