Individual patient data meta-analysis: A promising approach for evidence synthesis in reproductive medicine

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 561-567

  Broeze, Kimiko A ^a   Opmeer, Brent C ^a   van der Veen, Fulco ^a   Bossuyt, Patrick M ^a   Bhattacharya, Siladitya ^b   Mol, Ben W J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Individual patient data meta analysis; Ovarian reserve; Systematic review; Tubal pathology

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; OVARIAN RESERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FALLOPIAN TUBE DISEASES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; OVARY; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER;

EID: 78649366692     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmq043     Document Type: Editorial

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