Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages 282-288 , March 2010

Empirical evaluation suggests Copas selection model preferable to trim-and-fill method for selection bias in meta-analysis

  • Guido Schwarzer

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Biometry and Medical Informatics, University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany
    • German Cochrane Centre, University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Institute of Medical Biometry and Medical Informatics, University Medical Center, Stefan-Meier-Straße 26, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany Tel.: +49-761-203-6668; fax: +49-761-203-6680.
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  • James Carpenter

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Biometry and Medical Informatics, University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany
    • Medical Statistics Unit, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
    • ,
  • Gerta Rücker

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Biometry and Medical Informatics, University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany
    • German Cochrane Centre, University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany

,Accepted 29 May 2009.

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PII: S0895-4356(09)00223-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.05.008

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages 282-288 , March 2010

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