Meta-Analysis of Controlled Clinical Trials - Rilegato

Libro 4 di 49: Statistics in Practice

Whitehead, Anne

 
9780471983705: Meta-Analysis of Controlled Clinical Trials
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ISBN 10: 0471983705 ISBN 13: 9780471983705
Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2002

Sinossi

Over the last twenty years there has been a dramatic upsurge in the application of meta-analysis to medical research. This has mainly been due to greater emphasis on evidence-based medicine and the need for reliable summaries of the vast and expanding volume of clinical research. At the same time there have been great strides in the development and refinement of the associated statistical methodology. This book describes the planning, conduct and reporting of a meta-analysis as applied to a series of randomized controlled clinical trials.

  • The various approaches are presented within a general unified framework.
  • Meta-analysis techniques are described in detail, from their theoretical development through to practical implementation.
  • Each topic discussed is supported by detailed worked examples.
  • A comparison of fixed and random effects approaches is included, as well as a discussion of Bayesian methods and cumulative meta-analysis.
  • Fully documented programs using standard statistical procedures in SAS are available on the Web.

Ideally suited for practising statisticians and statistically-minded medical professionals, the book will also be of use to graduate students of medical statistics. The book is a self-contained and comprehensive account of the subject and an essential purchase for anyone involved in clinical trials.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Anne Whitehead is Senior Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Newcastle University, UK. She is the author of many books.

Dalla quarta di copertina

Over the last twenty years there has been a dramatic upsurge in the application of meta-analysis to medical research. This has mainly been due to greater emphasis on evidence-based medicine and the need for reliable summaries of the vast and expanding volume of clinical research. At the same time there have been great strides in the development and refinement of the associated statistical methodology. This book describes the planning, conduct and reporting of a meta-analysis as applied to a series of randomized controlled clinical trials.

  • The various approaches are presented within a general unified framework.
  • Meta-analysis techniques are described in detail, from their theoretical development through to practical implementation.
  • Each topic discussed is supported by detailed worked examples.
  • A comparison of fixed and random effects approaches is included, as well as a discussion of Bayesian methods and cumulative meta-analysis.
  • Fully documented programs using standard statistical procedures in SAS are available on the Web.

Ideally suited for practising statisticians and statistically-minded medical professionals, the book will also be of use to graduate students of medical statistics. The book is a self-contained and comprehensive account of the subject and an essential purchase for anyone involved in clinical trials.

Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.

Editore
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Data di pubblicazione
2002
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0471983705
ISBN 13 
9780471983705
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
336
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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