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Published in: Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -) 2/2018

01-05-2018 | Historical and Literary

Step by step guide to do a systematic review and meta-analysis for medical professionals

Authors: Y. Bashir, K. C. Conlon

Published in: Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -) | Issue 2/2018

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Abstract

Introduction

Systematic review and meta-analysis are statistical tools used to review researches performed on a same topic. They extract the collective effect of the studies performed on the topic of interest after statistically analysing the data of all the studies included.

Aims and objectives

Systematic reviews and meta-analysis are getting more and more popular in the medical field. Statistics is never the strong aspect of medical professionals, and facing a large number of statistical tests and values could be quite confusing for them. The aim of this article is to simplify these two very important research modalities for medical professionals.

Conclusion

This article will provide a step-to-step guide for the medical colleagues to perform a meta-analysis if they are interested.
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Metadata
Title
Step by step guide to do a systematic review and meta-analysis for medical professionals
Authors
Y. Bashir
K. C. Conlon
Publication date
01-05-2018
Publisher
Springer London
Published in
Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -) / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 0021-1265
Electronic ISSN: 1863-4362
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-017-1663-3

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