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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-10-31
pubmed:abstractText
An international conference of clinicians, clinical investigators and biostatisticians discussed meta-analysis in relation to clinical trials, i.e. the combination of data from separate studies for the purpose of obtaining information that cannot be derived from the individual studies. Meta-analysis can be a helpful tool for generating hypotheses for future trials, for studying the consistency of trials of the same or similar goals, and for generating more precise estimates of effect. There are still a number of unresolved questions about the methodology and interpretation of meta-analysis. Better and more uniform reporting of primary studies would increase the usefulness of meta-analysis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0031-6970
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
535-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Meta-analysis of clinical trials: summary of an international conference.
pubmed:affiliation
Unite de Pharmacologie Clinique, Hôpital Neuro-Cardiologique, Lyon, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article