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Every effect size has its place: a commentary on the avoidance of pre–post effect sizes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2017

M. Kösters
M. Kösters*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry II, Ulm University, Germany
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Address for correspondence: M. Kösters, Department of Psychiatry II, Ulm University, Germany. (Email: Markus.Koesters@uni-ulm.de)
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Meta-analysespre-post effect sizestrial design

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Commentary to Special Article
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Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 4 , August 2017 , pp. 369 - 370
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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