Commentary: Heterogeneity in meta-analysis should be expected and appropriately quantified

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Higgins, Julian P. T. [1 ]
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[1] Inst Publ Hlth, MRC Biostat Unit, Cambridge CB2 0SR, England
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英国医学研究理事会;
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10.1093/ije/dyn204
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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