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Meta–Analysis of Controlled Clinical Trials

A Whitehead (Autor)

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352 Seiten
2003
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Hersteller)
978-0-470-85420-4 (ISBN)
162,97 inkl. MwSt
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Meta-analysis is one of the main statistical methods used in clinical trials. Previous accounts of meta-analysis have given the impression that the topic is a series of separate techniques. This book provides a unified approach, developing the subject from mathematical theory through to practical discussions of implementation.
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.

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

Introduction Protocol development Estimating the treatment difference in an individual trial Combining estimates of a treatment difference across trials Meta-analysis using individual patient data Dealing with heterogeneity Presentation and interpretation of results Selection bias Dealing with non-standard datasets Inclusion of trials with different study designs A Bayesian approach to meta-analysis Sequential methods for meta-analysis Appendix Methods of estimation and hypothesis testing

Erscheint lt. Verlag 7.2.2003
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 167 x 240 mm
Gewicht 690 g
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik
ISBN-10 0-470-85420-0 / 0470854200
ISBN-13 978-0-470-85420-4 / 9780470854204
Zustand Neuware
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