EasyMA: A program for the meta-analysis of clinical trials
EasyMA: A program for the meta-analysis of clinical trials
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DOI：
10.1016/s0169-2607(97)00016-3
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发表时间：
1997-07-01
影响因子：
6.1
通讯作者：
Haugh, MC
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作者：
Cucherat, M;Boissel, JP;Haugh, MC
临床试验数据的荟萃分析是临床研究中越来越重要的方法，尤其是在疗效评价领域。这种方法使用了一些特定的统计技术，这些技术并不都适用于标准软件包，因此需要具体的开发。本文介绍了一个旨在帮助医学研究人员对具有二分结局的临床试验数据进行荟萃分析的程序。该程序包括荟萃分析的各种统计方法，并允许进行累积荟萃分析和亚组分析。可以确定稳健性指数，并以表格和图形格式获得结果。数据编辑和数据处理设施也是可能的。已经采取了很多措施，使用户界面尽可能用户友好，使该计划是在所有医学研究人员的范围内。(C)1997 Elsevier Science爱尔兰有限公司
Meta-analysis of clinical trial data is an increasingly important method in clinical research, particulary in the field of therapeutic evaluation. This method uses some specific statistical techniques which an not all available on standard packages and therefore require specific developments. This paper describes a program designed to help medical researchers perform meta-analyses of clinical trial data with dichotomous outcomes, This program includes the various statistical methods of meta-analysis and enables cumulative meta-analysis and sub-groups to be performed. A robustness index can be determined and the results obtained in table and graphic formats. Data-editing and data-manipulating facilities are also possible. Much care has been taken to make the user interface as user-friendly as possible, so that the program is within the reach of all medical researchers. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.