Combining follow-up and change data is valid in meta-analyses of continuous outcomes: A meta-epidemiological study

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 847-855

  Da Costa, Bruno R ^a,b   Nüesch, Eveline ^a,b,c   Rutjes, Anne W ^a,d   Johnston, Bradley C ^e,f   Reichenbach, Stephan ^a,b   Trelle, Sven ^b   Guyatt, Gordon H ^e   Jüni, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bias; Change; Continuous outcome; Follow up; Meta analysis; Review

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; CELECOXIB; CHONDROITIN; CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOSAMINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; AQUATIC EXERCISE; ARM; ARTICLE; BALNEOTHERAPY; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EFFECT SIZE; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SAMPLE SIZE; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; SOYBEAN; THERAPY EFFECT; VISCOSUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84879838154     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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