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Heterogeneity in meta-analysis makes pooling of the overall data pretty meaningless. Instead, a careful examination of the potential causes has to be accomplished. Regression analysis is generally very helpful for that purpose.
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Cleophas, T.J., Zwinderman, A.H. (2016). Meta-regression (20 and 9 Studies). In: SPSS for Starters and 2nd Levelers. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20600-4_20
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