What should be included in meta-analyses? An exploration methodological issues using the ISPOT meta-analyses

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1109-1119

  Fergusson, Dean ^a   Laupacis, Andreas ^b   Rachid Salmi, L ^c   McAlister, Finlay A ^d   Huet, Charlotte ^c  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Meta analysis; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION;

EID: 0033638107     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462300103150     Document Type: Article

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