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Meta-analysis Framework as a Form of Original Research
Vikas Menon1, Chittaranjan Andrade2,3
1Dept. of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India.
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This article explains that systematic reviews with meta-analysis (SRMAs) resemble original research in many ways, and should therefore be considered as such in journal listings, for academic appointments and promotions, and for consideration for awards. SRMAs are best conceptualized as a specialized form of original research.
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