Was It a Good Idea to Combine the Studies? Why Clinicians Should Care About Heterogeneity When Making Decisions Based on Systematic Reviews

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Was It a Good Idea to Combine the Studies? Why Clinicians Should Care About Heterogeneity When Making Decisions Based on Systematic Reviews Publisher Pubmed

Grindem H¹ ; Mansournia MA^{2, 3} ; Oiestad BE⁴ ; Ardern CL^{5, 6}

Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine Published:2019

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Style	Citing Format
MLA	Grindem H, et al.. "Was It a Good Idea to Combine the Studies? Why Clinicians Should Care About Heterogeneity When Making Decisions Based on Systematic Reviews." British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 53, no. 7, 2019, pp. 399-401.
APA	Grindem H, Mansournia MA, Oiestad BE, Ardern CL (2019). Was It a Good Idea to Combine the Studies? Why Clinicians Should Care About Heterogeneity When Making Decisions Based on Systematic Reviews. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(7), 399-401.
Chicago	Grindem H, Mansournia MA, Oiestad BE, Ardern CL. "Was It a Good Idea to Combine the Studies? Why Clinicians Should Care About Heterogeneity When Making Decisions Based on Systematic Reviews." British Journal of Sports Medicine 53, no. 7 (2019): 399-401.
Harvard	Grindem H et al. (2019) 'Was It a Good Idea to Combine the Studies? Why Clinicians Should Care About Heterogeneity When Making Decisions Based on Systematic Reviews', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(7), pp. 399-401.
Vancouver	Grindem H, Mansournia MA, Oiestad BE, Ardern CL. Was It a Good Idea to Combine the Studies? Why Clinicians Should Care About Heterogeneity When Making Decisions Based on Systematic Reviews. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2019;53(7):399-401.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Grindem H and Mansournia MA and Oiestad BE and Ardern CL}, title = {Was It a Good Idea to Combine the Studies? Why Clinicians Should Care About Heterogeneity When Making Decisions Based on Systematic Reviews}, journal = {British Journal of Sports Medicine}, volume = {53}, number = {7}, pages = {399-401}, year = {2019} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Grindem H AU - Mansournia MA AU - Oiestad BE AU - Ardern CL TI - Was It a Good Idea to Combine the Studies? Why Clinicians Should Care About Heterogeneity When Making Decisions Based on Systematic Reviews JO - British Journal of Sports Medicine VL - 53 IS - 7 SP - 399 EP - 401 PY - 2019 ER -