Publication Bias: The Elephant in the Review.

Anesth Analg

From the Departments of *Quantitative Health Sciences and †Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; and ‡Division of Internal Medicine, Center for Health Care Research and Policy, MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.

Published: October 2016

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