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10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.04.007

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Journal	Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Date	E-pub ahead of print - 5 Jun 2014
Date	Published (current) - Sep 2014
Issue number	9
Volume	67
Number of pages	9
Pages (from-to)	1016-1024
Early online date	5/06/14
Original language	English

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There is evidence to suggest that component randomized controlled trials (RCTs) within systematic reviews may be biased. It is important that these reviews are identified to prevent erroneous conclusions influencing health care policies and decisions.

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Systemic review, Selection bias, Randomized controlled trials, Methods, Meta-analysis, Heterogeneity

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