Author: Alexander J. Sutton
Edition: 1
Publisher: Wiley
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0471490660
Methods for Meta-Analysis in Medical Research (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics - Applied Probability and Statistics Section)
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. Medical books Methods for Meta-Analysis in Medical Research . br>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 Medical books Meta-Analysis in Medicine and Health Policy. Categories: Medicine->Research->Statistical methods, Meta-analysis. Contributors: Dalene Stangl - Editor. Format: Hardcover
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Categories: Medicine->Research->Statistical methods, Meta-analysis. Contributors: Dalene Stangl - Editor. Format: Hardcover
Categories: Medicine->Research->Statistical methods, Meta-analysis. Contributors: Dalene Stangl - Editor. Format: Hardcover
Categories: Medicine->Research->Statistical methods, Meta-analysis. Contributors: Dalene Stangl - Editor. Format: Hardcover
Categories: Medicine->Research->Statistical methods, Meta-analysis. Contributors: Dalene Stangl - Editor. Format: Hardcover
Medical Book Methods for Meta-Analysis in Medical Research
br>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.
