Statistical Considerations in Meta-analysis
Statistical Considerations in Meta-analysis
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DOI：
10.1016/j.idc.2009.01.003
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发表时间：
2009-06-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Lau, Joseph
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作者：
Barza, Michael;Trikalinos, Thomas A.;Lau, Joseph
系统性综述和荟萃分析最近成为临床护理的关键证据来源，从床边个性化决策到政策制定。本文讨论了定量证据合成的统计方法背后的原则，包括荟萃分析和荟萃回归。作者提出了相关的概念，在一个直观的和nonmathernatical时尚使用的例子，从传染病文献。
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have recently emerged as key sources of evidence to inform clinical care, from bedside individualized decisions to policy making. This article discusses the principles behind statistical methods for quantitative evidence synthesis, including meta-analysis and meta-regression. The authors present pertinent concepts in an intuitive and nonmathernatical fashion by use of examples from the infectious diseases literature.