Searching for studies in the grey literature represents a reviewer's effort to do which of the following? Select all that apply.

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Searching for studies in the grey literature helps to counteract the effect of biases against the null hypothesis (A), as it includes studies that might not have found significant results and therefore were not published in mainstream journals. It also increases the sample size and therefore provides a more comprehensive evidence base (B), by including additional studies that were not formally published. This effort minimizes the risk of publication bias (C) by including studies that might have been excluded from publication due to their results, thus providing a more balanced view of the evidence.

Searching for Studies in the Grey Literature Represents a Reviewer's