In or out? Methodological considerations for including and excluding findings from a meta-analysis of predictors of antiretroviral adherence in HIV-positive women

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-177

  Voils, Corrine I ^a   Barroso, Julie ^b   Hasselblad, Victor ^b   Sandelowski, Margarete ^c  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; HIV AIDS; Meta analysis; Quantitative approaches; Systematic review; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 34250737325     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04289.x     Document Type: Article

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