Do statistical heterogeneity methods impact the results of meta- analyses? A meta epidemiological study

• Samer Mheissen ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Mheissen@yahoo.com

  Affiliation Private Practice, Damascus, Syria

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2129-8497

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• Haris Khan,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of orthodontics, CMH institute of dentistry Lahore, National University of Medical Sciences, Punjab, Pakistan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3100-2677

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• David Normando,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Software, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Orthodontics, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil

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• Nikhillesh Vaiid,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Visiting Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Queenstown, Singapore

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8915-6033

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• Carlos Flores-Mir

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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