The Tyranny of Meta-analysis and the Misuse of Randomized Controlled Trials in Maternity Care

Birth

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 80-82

  Klein, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidural analgesia; Home birth; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84857592546     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2011.00522.x     Document Type: Note

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