Efficacy and safety of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for major depressive disorder in Chinese patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Medicine (Baltimore) · 2025 · PMC12459487 · PMID 40988240

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Statistical tests indicated marginal evidence of publication bias, with Begg test ( P = .051) approaching significance and Egger test ( P = .043) reaching statistical significance.

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