G Meta-analysis Is a Statistical Technique for Combining the Findings from Independent Studies. What Is...? Series Second Edition What Is Meta-analysis? Evidence-based Medicine

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  • Iain K Crombie
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G Meta-analysis is most often used to assess the clinical effectiveness of healthcare interventions; it does this by combining data from two or more randomised control trials. G Meta-analysis of trials provides a precise estimate of treatment effect, giving due weight to the size of the different studies included. G The validity of the meta-analysis depends on the quality of the systematic review on which it is based. G Good meta-analyses aim for complete coverage of all relevant studies, look for the presence of heterogeneity, and explore the robustness of the main findings using sensitivity analysis.

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تاریخ انتشار 2009