Meta-analysis

• Published in: Palliative medicine Vol. 13; no. 5; pp. 433 - 437
• Main Authors: Feuer, David J, Higgins, Julian P T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.1999; Turpin; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Epidemiology; Exact sciences and technology; General aspects; Humans; Information and communication sciences; Information science. Documentation; Library and information science. General aspects; Medical sciences; Meta-analysis; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Methodology; Miscellaneous; Palliative Care; Palliative medicine; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Sciences and techniques of general use; Systematic review; Interest; Document retrieval; Methodology; Review; Limit; Public health; Metaanalysis

In palliative medicine, relevant research is scattered throughout the literature of many specialities, and thorough attempts to bring studies together should be highly valued. A previous article in this series addressed the topic of systematic reviews; this one concerns meta-analysis and takes the m...