Inconsistent results in meta-analyses for the prevention of falls are found between study-level data and patient-level data

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 154-162

  Haines, Terry P ^a,b   Hill, Anne Marie ^c,d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Hospitals; Meta analysis; Randomized trial; Risk factor; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGING; ARTICLE; FALLING; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AUSTRALIA; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; RISK;

EID: 78650510868     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.04.024     Document Type: Article

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