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Open Access 01-12-2024 | Letter

Observational studies provide insufficient data for a reliable meta-analysis: a call to revise the current guidelines

Authors: Amirmohammad Toloui, Mahmoud Yousefifard

Published in: Systematic Reviews | Issue 1/2024

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Title: Observational studies provide insufficient data for a reliable meta-analysis: a call to revise the current guidelines
Authors: Amirmohammad Toloui
Mahmoud Yousefifard
Publication date: 01-12-2024
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Systematic Reviews / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 2046-4053
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-023-02435-7

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