Systematic Reviews in Health Care: Meta-Analysis in Context, Second Edition

Copyright © 2001 BMJ Publishing Group

Systematic Reviews in Health Care: Meta-Analysis in Context, Second Edition

Editor(s): Matthias Egger, George Davey Smith, Douglas G Altman

Published Online: 17 MAR 2008

Print ISBN: 9780727914880

Online ISBN: 9780470693926

DOI: 10.1002/9780470693926

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The second edition of this best-selling book has been thoroughly revised and expanded to reflect the significant changes and advances made in systematic reviewing. New features include discussion on the rationale, meta-analyses of prognostic and diagnostic studies and software, and the use of systematic reviews in practice.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xiii)

    1. Chapter 1

      Introduction: Rationale, Potentials, and Promise of Systematic Reviews (pages 1–19)

      Matthias Egger, George Davey Smith and Keith O'Rourke

  3. Part I: Systematic Reviews of Controlled Trials

    1. Chapter 2

      Principles of and Procedures for Systematic Reviews (pages 23–42)

      Matthias Egger and George Davey Smith

    2. Chapter 3

      Problems and Limitations in Conducting Systematic Reviews (pages 43–68)

      Matthias Egger, Kay Dickersin and George Davey Smith

    3. Chapter 4

      Identifying Randomised Trials (pages 69–86)

      Carol Lefebvre and Michael J Clarke

    4. Chapter 5

      Assessing the Quality of Randomised Controlled Trials (pages 87–108)

      Peter Jüni, Douglas G Altman and Matthias Egger

    5. Chapter 6

      Obtaining Individual Patient Data from Randomised Controlled Trials (pages 109–121)

      Michael J Clarke and Lesley A Stewart

    6. Chapter 7

      Assessing the Quality of Reports of Systematic Reviews: The QUOROM Statement Compared to Other Tools (pages 122–139)

      Beverley Shea, Catherine Dubé and David Moher

  4. Part II: Investigating Variability Within and Between Studies

    1. Chapter 8

      Going Beyond the Grand Mean: Subgroup Analysis in Meta-Analysis of Randomised Trials (pages 143–156)

      George Davey Smith and Matthias Egger

    2. Chapter 9

      Why and how Sources of Heterogeneity Should be Investigated (pages 157–175)

      Simon G Thompson

    3. Chapter 10

      Analysing the Relationship Between Treatment Benefit and Underlying Risk: Precautions and Recommendations (pages 176–188)

      Stephen J Sharp

    4. Chapter 11

      Investigating and Dealing with Publication and Other Biases (pages 189–208)

      Jonathan A C Sterne, Matthias Egger and George Davey Smith

  5. Part III: Systematic Reviews of Observational Studies

    1. Chapter 12

      Systematic Reviews of Observational Studies (pages 211–227)

      Matthias Egger, George Davey Smith and Martin Schneider

    2. Chapter 13

      Systematic Reviews of Evaluations of Prognostic Variables (pages 228–247)

      Douglas G Altman

    3. Chapter 14

      Systematic Reviews of Evaluations of Diagnostic and Screening Tests (pages 248–282)

      Jonathan J Deeks

  6. Part IV: Statistical Methods and Computer Software

    1. Chapter 15

      Statistical Methods for Examining Heterogeneity and Combining Results from Several Studies in Meta-Analysis (pages 285–312)

      Jonathan J Deeks, Douglas G Altman and Michael J Bradburn

    2. Chapter 16

      Effect Measures for Meta‒Analysis of Trials with Binary Outcomes (pages 313–335)

      Jonathan J Deeks and Douglas G Altman

    3. Chapter 17

      Meta‒Analysis Software (pages 336–346)

      Jonathan A C Sterne, Matthias Egger and Alexander J Sutton

    4. Chapter 18

      Meta‒Analysis in Stata™ (pages 347–369)

      Jonathan A C Sterne, Michael J Bradburn and Matthias Egger

  7. Part V: Using Systematic Reviews in Practice

    1. Chapter 19

      Applying the Results of Systematic Reviews at the Bedside (pages 373–385)

      Finlay A McAlister

    2. Chapter 20

      Numbers Needed to Treat Derived from Meta‒Analyses: Pitfalls and Cautions (pages 386–399)

      Shah Ebrahim

    3. Chapter 21

      Using Systematic Reviews in Clinical Guideline Development (pages 400–409)

      Martin Eccles, Nick Freemantle and James Mason

    4. Chapter 22

      Using Systematic Reviews for Evidence Based Policy Making (pages 410–418)

      J A Muir Gray

    5. Chapter 23

      Using Systematic Reviews for Economic Evaluation (pages 419–428)

      Miranda Mugford

    6. Chapter 24

      Using Systematic Reviews and Registers of Ongoing Trials for Scientific and Ethical Trial Design, Monitoring, and Reporting (pages 429–443)

      Iain Chalmers

  8. Part VI: The Cochrane Collaboration

    1. Chapter 25

      The Cochrane Collaboration in the 20th Century (pages 447–458)

      Gerd Antes and Andrew D Oxman

    2. Chapter 26

      The Cochrane Collaboration in the 21st Century: Ten Challenges and One Reason Why They Must Be Met (pages 459–473)

      Andrew D Oxman

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      Index (pages 475–487)

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