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Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine 1/2009

01-02-2009 | Letter to the Editor

Is a Meta-Analysis Following Common Meta-Analytical Procedures Going Awry? A Response to Coyne, Thombs, and Hagedoorn

Authors: Tanja Zimmermann, Ph.D., Nina Heinrichs, Ph.D., Donald H. Baucom, Ph.D.

Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 1/2009

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In their letter, Coyne and colleagues [1] raise a number of questions and concerns about our recently published meta-analysis [2] regarding the efficacy of psychosocial interventions for breast cancer (BC) patients. The authors use the phrase “lack of transparency” frequently, but they do not define what they mean. Exactly what type of information were they looking for that was not provided? And should this information (whatever it might be) always be reported in meta-analyses? We would like to comment on the critiques Coyne and colleagues raised. …
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Metadata
Title
Is a Meta-Analysis Following Common Meta-Analytical Procedures Going Awry? A Response to Coyne, Thombs, and Hagedoorn
Authors
Tanja Zimmermann, Ph.D.
Nina Heinrichs, Ph.D.
Donald H. Baucom, Ph.D.
Publication date
01-02-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Annals of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 1/2009
Print ISSN: 0883-6612
Electronic ISSN: 1532-4796
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-008-9076-1

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