How to conduct meta-analysis: a basic tutorial

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How to conduct meta-analysis: a basic tutorial

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Meta analysis refers to a process of integration of the results of many studies to arrive at evidence syn- thesis. Meta analysis is similar to systematic review; however, in addition to narrative summary that is conducted in systematic review, in meta analysis, the analysts also numerically pool the results of the studies and arrive at a summary estimate. In this paper, we discuss the key steps of conducting a meta analysis. We will discuss the steps of a simple meta-analysis with a demonstra...

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2017

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Basu A

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http://hdl.handle.net/10092/14582

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Epidemiology / Evidence based medicine / Health policy / Public health / Statistics / Medical and Health Sciences / Public Health and Health Services / Mathematical Sciences / Applied Statistics / Human society / Policy and administration / Clinical Sciences

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