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Meta-Analysis Results Need to Be Evaluated with Caution

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Bethesda General Hospital Hamburg Bergedorf, Glindersweg 80, Hamburg, 21029, Germany

    Sven Petersen M.D.

  2. Kiel, Germany

    Johannes Jongen M.D.

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Petersen, S., Jongen, J. Meta-Analysis Results Need to Be Evaluated with Caution. Dis Colon Rectum 51, 1853–1854 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-008-9285-5

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