The influence of methodologic quality on the conclusion of a landmark meta-analysis on thrombolytic therapy

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-23

  Verhagen, Arianne P ^a,b   De Vet, Henrica C W ^a,c   Vermeer, Frank ^a   Widdershoven, Jos W M G ^d   De Bie, Robert A ^a   Kessels, Alphons G H ^a   Boers, Maarten ^c   Van Den Brandt, Piet A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d CPRLab   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Empirical; Methodology; Outcome assessment; Quality assessment; Randomized clinical trials; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; GLUCOSE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; PLACEBO; STREPTOKINASE; UROKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; META-ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0036124108     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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