Getting to grips with systematic reviews and meta-analyses

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Davies, HTO [1 ]
Crombie, IK
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[1] Univ St Andrews, Dept Management, St Andrews KY16 9AL, Fife, Scotland
[2] Univ Dundee, Ninewells Hosp & Med Sch, Dept Epidemiol & Publ Hlth, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland
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HOSPITAL MEDICINE | 1998年 / 59卷 / 12期
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R5 [内科学];
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Systematic reviews and meta-analyses now form a major source of evidence on clinical effectiveness, Despite the relative recency of this approach to synthesizing research findings, a reasonable consensus has emerged as to the desirable methodological characteristics of this secondary research. Understanding these basic tenets enables readers to fake a balanced view of published review findings.
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