E156 Project

The Bias Fingerprint: Eight Methods Disagree in One of Seven Cochrane Meta-Analyses

Mahmood Ahmad · Methods · 2026-03-26

Eight publication bias methods produce discordant conclusions in 13.7% of Cochrane meta-analyses.

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