Meta-analysis: Principles and procedures
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Summary
These principles are discussed, along with the practical steps in performing meta-analysis, which allow a more objective appraisal of the evidence than traditional narrative reviews, provide a more precise estimate of a treatment effect, and may explain heterogeneity between the results of individual studies.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 1997-12-06
- Cited by
- 2,361
- References
- 27
- Access
- Open access
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- https://openalex.org/W2155132414
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Keywords
Computer science, Data science, Text mining, Information retrieval, World Wide Web
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