Does quality of observational studies affect the results of a meta-analysis?: The case of cigarette smoking and pancreatic cancer

Pancreas

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-247

  La Torre, Giuseppe ^a,b   De Waure, Chiara ^a   Specchia, Maria Lucia ^a   Nicolotti, Nicola ^a   Capizzi, Silvio ^a   Bilotta, Antonella ^a   Clemente, Gennaro ^a   Ricciardi, Walter ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Meta analysis; Observational studies; Pancreatic cancer; Quality score

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; PANCREAS TUMOR; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 65549124036     PISSN: 08853177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e318190d795     Document Type: Review

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