Combining heterogenous studies using the random-effects model is a mistake and leads to inconclusive meta-analyses

J Clin Epidemiol. 2011 Feb;64(2):119-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.01.009. Epub 2010 Apr 20.

Authors

Mohamad M Al Khalaf¹, Lukman Thalib, Suhail A R Doi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Sabah Hospital, Kuwait.

PMID: 20409685
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.01.009

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Clinical Trials as Topic / standards*
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Humans
Meta-Analysis as Topic*
Models, Statistical
Publication Bias / statistics & numerical data*
Review Literature as Topic