Discrepancies between meta-analyses and subsequent large randomized, controlled trials

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M Borenstein, LV Hedges, J Higgins, HR Rothstein - 2009 - Wiley Online Library
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Improving the quality of reports of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials: the QUOROM statement

D Moher, DJ Cook, S Eastwood, I Olkin, D Rennie… - The Lancet, 1999 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The Quality of Reporting of Meta-analyses (QUOROM) conference was
convened to address standards for improving the quality of reporting of meta-analyses of
clinical randomised controlled trials (RCTs). METHODS: The QUOROM group consisted of ...

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We conducted searches of the published literature, the Web site of the Food and Drug
Administration, and a clinical-trials registry maintained by the drug manufacturer
(GlaxoSmithKline). Criteria for inclusion in our meta-analysis included a study duration of ...

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[HTML][HTML] Randomized, controlled trials, observational studies, and the hierarchy of research designs

J Concato, N Shah, RI Horwitz - New England Journal of …, 2000 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In the hierarchy of research designs, the results of randomized, controlled trials
are considered to be evidence of the highest grade, whereas observational studies are
viewed as having less validity because they reportedly overestimate treatment effects. We ...

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JPT Higgins, DG Altman, PC Gøtzsche, P Jüni… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Flaws in the design, conduct, analysis, and reporting of randomised trials can cause the
effect of an intervention to be underestimated or overestimated. The Cochrane
Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias aims to make the process clearer and more ...

[BOOK][B] The nurture assumption: Why children turn out the way they do

JR Harris - 2011 - books.google.com
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK How much credit do parents deserve when their
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message that will change parents' lives: The" nurture assumption"--the belief that what ...

[BOOK][B] Meta-analysis, decision analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis: methods for quantitative synthesis in medicine

DB Petitti - 1999 - books.google.com
Meta-analysis, decision analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis are the cornerstones of
evidence-based medicine. These related quantitative methods have become essential tools
in the formulation of clinical and public policy based on the synthesis of evidence. All three ...

[BOOK][B] Systematic reviews in health care: meta-analysis in context

M Egger, G Davey-Smith, D Altman - 2008 - books.google.com
The second edition of this best-selling book has been thoroughly revised and expanded to
reflect the significant changes and advances made in systematic reviewing. New features
include discussion on the rationale, meta-analyses of prognostic and diagnostic studies ...

[CITATION][C] The hazards of scoring the quality of clinical trials for meta-analysis

P Jüni, A Witschi, R Bloch, M Egger - Jama, 1999 - American Medical Association

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