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Research Article

Key statistical assumptions and methods in one-arm meta-analyses with binary endpoints and low event rates, including a real-life example in the area of endoscopic colonic stenting

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Article: 1334318 | Received 18 Apr 2017, Accepted 19 May 2017, Published online: 05 Jun 2017

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