Risk of bias? - FAQS.TIPS

Sara Kaveh @Sara-Kaveh

26 October 2018 1 5K Report

Hello all

We are assessing risk of bias with Cochrane tool for an intervention review.

Can we say that the role of pharmaceutical companies as funders may impose "other bias"?

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