Tips for learners of evidence-based medicine: 4. Assessing heterogeneity of primary studies in systematic reviews and whether to combine their results

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 661-665

  Hatala, Rose ^a   Keitz, Sheri ^b   Wyer, Peter ^c,e   Guyatt, Gordon ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Columbia Univ Coll Phys/Surgs ^*  (United States)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCHRANE LIBRARY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14844312907     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1031920     Document Type: Review

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