Methods for Meta-Analysis in Medical Research Hardback
by Alexander J. (University of Leicester, UK) Sutton, Keith R. (University of Leicester, UK) Abrams, David R (University of Leicester, UK) Jones, Trevor A. (University of York, UK) Sheldon, Fujian (University of York, UK) Song
Part of the Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics - Applied Probability and Statistics Section series
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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.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:352 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication Date:24/10/2000
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- ISBN:9780471490661
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:352 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication Date:24/10/2000
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- ISBN:9780471490661