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Bold conclusions from inadequate evidence.

The American journal of clinical nutrition

Tuomainen TP, Mursu J, Voutilainen S.
PMID: 18689386
Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Aug;88(2):477-8; author reply 478-9. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/88.2.477.

No abstract available.

Twenty years of meta-analyses in orthopaedic surgery: has quality kept up with quantity?.

The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume

Dijkman BG, Abouali JA, Kooistra BW, Conter HJ, Poolman RW, Kulkarni AV, Tornetta P, Bhandari M.
PMID: 20048095
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Jan;92(1):48-57. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.I.00251.

BACKGROUND: As the number of studies in the literature is increasing, orthopaedic surgeons highly depend on meta-analyses as their primary source of scientific evidence. The objectives of this review were to assess the scientific quality and number of published...

Duplicate meta-analyses on coronary bifurcation strategies: when more is less?.

EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology

Biondi-Zoccai G.
PMID: 20597192
EuroIntervention. 2010 Jun;6(2):181-3.

No abstract available.

Using meta-synthesis to facilitate evidence-based practice.

Worldviews on evidence-based nursing

Kent B, Fineout-Overholt E.
PMID: 19076914
Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2008;5(3):160-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2008.00133.x.

No abstract available.

The relative benefits of meta-analysis conducted with individual participant data versus aggregated data.

Psychological methods

Cooper H, Patall EA.
PMID: 19485627
Psychol Methods. 2009 Jun;14(2):165-76. doi: 10.1037/a0015565.

The authors describe the relative benefits of conducting meta-analyses with (a) individual participant data (IPD) gathered from the constituent studies and (b) aggregated data (AD), or the group-level statistics (in particular, effect sizes) that appear in reports of a...

[The meta-analysis on summary data].

Recherche en soins infirmiers

Maison P.
PMID: 20608261
Rech Soins Infirm. 2010 Jun;(101):18-24.

The scientific and medical information is nowadays abundant and easily because of advances in information systems and changes in the number of research. This multiplicity requires a synthesis if one wishes to achieve a specific answer to a question....

Systematic review of observational studies.

Neuroepidemiology

Thrift AG.
PMID: 20299808
Neuroepidemiology. 2010;34(4):262-3. doi: 10.1159/000297755. Epub 2010 Mar 18.

No abstract available.

Understanding statistical terms. 5. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Drug and therapeutics bulletin

[No authors listed]
PMID: 19654420
Drug Ther Bull. 2009 Aug;47(8):95-6. doi: 10.1136/dtb.2009.07.0031.

An increasing number of statistical terms appear in journal articles and it can be difficult to keep abreast of these. With this in mind, DTB is producing a series of short explanatory articles covering various terms and their uses....

Evidence-based medicine: what it is and what it is not.

Injury

Bhandari M, Giannoudis PV.
PMID: 16487527
Injury. 2006 Apr;37(4):302-6. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.01.034. Epub 2006 Feb 17.

The evidence-based medicine (EBM) related concepts of hierarchy of evidence, meta-analyses, confidence intervals, study design, etc. are nowadays so widespread, that clinicians willing to use today's medical literature with understanding have no choice but to become familiar with EBM...

A SAS macro for statistical power calculations in meta-analysis.

Behavior research methods

Cafri G, Kromrey JD, Brannick MT.
PMID: 19182122
Behav Res Methods. 2009 Feb;41(1):35-46. doi: 10.3758/BRM.41.1.35.

Although statistical power is often considered in the design of primary research studies, it is rarely considered in meta-analysis. Background and guidelines are provided for conducting power analysis in meta-analysis, followed by the presentation of a SAS macro that...

Major heart disease genes prove elusive.

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Couzin-Frankel J.
PMID: 20522751
Science. 2010 Jun 04;328(5983):1220-1. doi: 10.1126/science.328.5983.1220.

No abstract available.

A practical guide to understanding systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Neely JG, Magit AE, Rich JT, Voelker CC, Wang EW, Paniello RC, Nussenbaum B, Bradley JP.
PMID: 20096216
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Jan;142(1):6-14. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2009.09.005. Epub 2009 Nov 26.

A systematic review is a transparent and unbiased review of available information. The published systematic review must report the details of the conduct of the review as one might report the details of a primary research project. A meta-analysis...

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