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Invited Commentary: A Critical Look at Some Popular Meta-Analytic Methods

1994 • 516 citations

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1997 • 305 citations

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2005 • 300 citations

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2001 • 219 citations

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1999 • 198 citations

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1999 • 162 citations

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1999 • 137 citations

A case-control study of gastric cancer in Venezuela

2001 • 131 citations

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1999 • 126 citations

Green tea drinking and multigenetic index on the risk of stomach cancer in a Chinese population

2005 • 120 citations

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1999 • 118 citations

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2001 • 103 citations

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2000 • 68 citations

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2004 • 68 citations

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1998 • 64 citations

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2004 • 40 citations

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1999 • 33 citations

U‐shaped Effect of Drinking and Linear Effect of Smoking on Risk for Stomach Cancer in Japan

2002 • 33 citations

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