Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	36061
Country	United Kingdom

Received	2017-08-29 00:40
Peer-Review Started	2017-08-29 08:52
To Make the First Decision	2017-09-13 00:06
Return for Revision	2017-09-13 07:42
Revised	2017-09-15 15:16
Second Decision	2017-09-26 02:06
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2017-09-26 02:12
Articles in Press	2017-09-26 02:12
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Duplicate publication bias weakens the validity of meta-analysis of immunosuppression after transplantation
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Cameron James Fairfield, Ewen M Harrison and Stephen J Wigmore
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Cameron James Fairfield http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7635-1868 Ewen M Harrison http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5018-3066 Stephen J Wigmore http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3614-8002
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Corresponding Author	Cameron James Fairfield, MBChB, Doctor, Department of Clinical Surgery, The University of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Drive, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, United Kingdom. cameron.fairfield@nhs.net
Key Words	Liver transplantation; Immunosuppression; Meta-analysis; Duplicate publication; Bias
Core Tip	The purpose of this letter to the editor is to comment on the potential inclusion of duplicate publications within the meta-analysis titled: “Efficacy of immunosuppression monotherapy after liver trans­plantation: A meta-analysis”.
Publish Date	2017-10-21 07:10
Citation	Fairfield CJ, Harrison EM, Wigmore SJ. Duplicate publication bias weakens the validity of meta-analysis of immunosuppression after transplantation. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(39): 7198-7200
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i39/7198.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i39.7198

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