Methods for meta-analysis in medical research
By: Alex J. Sutton ... [et al.].
Contributors: Sutton, A. J.
Series: Wiley series in probability and mathematical statistics
Publisher: J. Wiley; John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Chichester; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9780471490661
Subjects: Meta-analysis; Medicine -- Research -- Evaluation; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Research; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Meta-analysis methodology: the basics. Introduction; title: Meta-analysis: its development and uses; title: Defining outcome measures used for combining via meta-analysis; title: Assesing between study heterogeneity; title: Fixed effects methods for combining study estimates; title: Random effects models for combining study estimates; title: Exploring between study heterogeneity; title: Publication bias; title: Study quality; title: Sensitivity analysis; title: Reporting the results of a meta-analysis. Advanced and specialized meta-analysis topics. Bayesian methods in meta-analysis; title: Meta-analysis of individual patient data; title: Missing data; title: Meta-analysis of different types of data; title: Meta-analysis of multiple and correlated outcome measures; title: Meta-analysis of epidemiological and other observational studies; title: Generalized synthesis of evidence; title: combining different sources of evidence; title: Meta-analysis of survival data; title: Cummulative meta-analysis; title: Miscellaneous and developing areas of application in meta-analysis.