Meta-analysis in medical research the handbook for the understanding and practice of meta-analysis

• Main Author: Leandro, Gioacchino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, Mass. BMJ Books/Blackwell Pub., 2005
• Subjects: Biomedical Research > methods; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Bias; Publication Bias
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This book is a joint package of a practical manual on how to undertake meta-analysis in medicine together with an accompanying CD-ROM. This provides individuals with access to meta-analysis software and the instructions and guidance on how to undertake them. The software package contains a computer...

Table of Contents:

• How to plan a meta-analysis
• Bias in the meta-analytical research
• Statistical procedures
• Working procedures
• How to read, evaluate and present a meta-analysis
• How to use the program.