Synthesizing and presenting findings using other methods

Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 321-347

  McKenzie, Joanne E ^a   Brennan, Sue E ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceptable synthesis methods; Effect estimates; Forest plots; Meta analysis methods; Review findings; Statistical synthesis methods; Tables; Unacceptable synthesis methods; Visual display methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 85101448221     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119536604.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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