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With meta-analysis methods playing a crucial role in health research in recent years, this important and clearly-written book provides a much-needed survey of the field.
Meta-analysis provides a framework for combining the results of several clinical trials and drawing inferences about the effectiveness of medical treatments. The move towards evidence-based health care and practice is underpinned by the use of meta-analysis. This book:
* Provides a thorough criticism and an up-to-date survey of meta-analysis methods
* Emphasises the practical approach, and illustrates the methods by numerous examples
* Describes the use of Bayesian methods in meta-analysis
* Includes discussion of appropriate software for each analysis
* Includes numerous references to more advanced treatment of specialist topics
* Refers to software code used in the examples available on the authors' Web site
Practising statisticians, statistically-minded clinicians and health research professionals will benefit greatly from the clear presentation and numerous examples. Medical researchers will grasp the basic principles of meta-analysis, and learn how to apply the various methods.

Methods for Meta-Analysis in Medical Research

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Hardback by Alexander J. Sutton , Keith R. Abrams

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    Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
    Publication Date: 24/10/2000
    ISBN13: 9780471490661, 978-0471490661
    ISBN10: 0471490660

    Number of Pages: 352

    Non Fiction , Education

    Description

    With meta-analysis methods playing a crucial role in health research in recent years, this important and clearly-written book provides a much-needed survey of the field.
    Meta-analysis provides a framework for combining the results of several clinical trials and drawing inferences about the effectiveness of medical treatments. The move towards evidence-based health care and practice is underpinned by the use of meta-analysis. This book:
    * Provides a thorough criticism and an up-to-date survey of meta-analysis methods
    * Emphasises the practical approach, and illustrates the methods by numerous examples
    * Describes the use of Bayesian methods in meta-analysis
    * Includes discussion of appropriate software for each analysis
    * Includes numerous references to more advanced treatment of specialist topics
    * Refers to software code used in the examples available on the authors' Web site
    Practising statisticians, statistically-minded clinicians and health research professionals will benefit greatly from the clear presentation and numerous examples. Medical researchers will grasp the basic principles of meta-analysis, and learn how to apply the various methods.

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