Meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials /

Over the last twenty years there has been a dramatic upsurge in the application of meta-analysis to medical research. This has mainly been due to greater emphasis on evidence-based medicine and the need for reliable summaries of the vast and expanding volume of clinical research. At the same time th...

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Main Author: Whitehead, Anne, 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Chichester ; New York : John Wiley & Sons, ©2002.
Series:Statistics in practice (Chichester, England)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Over the last twenty years there has been a dramatic upsurge in the application of meta-analysis to medical research. This has mainly been due to greater emphasis on evidence-based medicine and the need for reliable summaries of the vast and expanding volume of clinical research. At the same time there have been great strides in the development and refinement of the associated statistical methodology. This book describes the planning, conduct and reporting of a meta-analysis as applied to a series of randomized controlled clinical trials.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 336 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-328) and index.
ISBN:0470854197
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