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Ten simple rules for carrying out and writing meta-analyses

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  • Diego A Forero
  • Sandra Lopez-Leon
  • Yeimy González-Giraldo
  • Pantelis G Bagos

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  • Diego A Forero & Sandra Lopez-Leon & Yeimy González-Giraldo & Pantelis G Bagos, 2019. "Ten simple rules for carrying out and writing meta-analyses," PLOS Computational Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(5), pages 1-7, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pcbi00:1006922
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006922
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