Wiley, Date: 2000-12-19. 1. hardcover. Used:Good. 2000. Wiley ISBN 0471490660 9780471490661 [US]

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ISBN10: 0471490660, ISBN13: 9780471490661, [publisher: Wiley] Hardcover 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 sitePractising 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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