Synthesis challenges in complex evidence: A critical analysis of systematic reviews of face mask efficacy.

Res Synth Methods · 2026 · PMC13311340 · PMID 41645791

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However, such misclassification would tend to bias findings towards null, so a statistically highly significant result despite these missing data is unlikely to be spurious.

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