In March 1999, conservative talk show host Laura Schlessinger criticized the study as "junk science" and stated that, since its conclusions were contrary to conventional wisdom, its findings should never have been released. She criticized the study's use of meta-analysis, saying. "I frankly have never seen this in general science. ... This [pooling of studies] is so outrageous."Schlessinger, L. (1999 March 23) The Dr. Laura show [Radio Broadcast] Los Angeles, CA: Premiere Radio Networks. "This was not a study. They didn’t do a study. They arbitrarily found 59 studies that other people had done [and] combined them all."
