EasyMA: A program for the meta-analysis of clinical trials

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 187-190

  Cucherat, Michel ^a   Boissel, Jean Pierre ^a   Leizorovicz, Alain ^a   Haugh, Margaret C ^a  

^a LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Dichotomous outcomes; Meta analysis; Treatment effect

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; DATA PROCESSING; MEDICAL COMPUTING; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); STATISTICAL METHODS; USER INTERFACES;

STANDARD STATISTICAL PACKAGES;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031193432     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(97)00016-3     Document Type: Article

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