# Recommendations for examining and interpreting funnel plot asymmetry in meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/recommendations-for-examining-and-interpreting-funnel-plot-asymmetry-in-meta/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Jonathan A C Sterne,Alex J. Sutton,John P. A. Ioannidis,Norma Terrin,David R. Jones,J. Lau,James R. Carpenter,Gerta Rücker,Roger Harbord,Christopher H. Schmid,Jennifer Tetzlaff,Jonathan J Deeks,Judith Peters,Petra Macaskill,Guido Schwarzer,Sue Duval,Douglas G. Altman,David Moher,Julian P. T. Higgins |
| Citations | 7,572 |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmj.d4002 |
| Fields | Decision Sciences,Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/343/bmj.d4002.full.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2119605658 |
| PMID | 21784880 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2011 |

## Paper authors

- [Jonathan J Deeks](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jonathan-j-deeks/)

## Paper journal

- [BMJ](https://scholariq.org/journals/bmj/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Meta-analysis and systematic reviews](https://scholariq.org/topics/meta-analysis-and-systematic-reviews/)

## Paper topics

- [Meta-analysis and systematic reviews](https://scholariq.org/topics/meta-analysis-and-systematic-reviews/)
- [Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-systems-economic-evaluations-quality-of-life/)
- [Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation](https://scholariq.org/topics/musculoskeletal-pain-and-rehabilitation/)

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