Methods for Meta-Analysis in Medical Research, Hardcover by Sutton, Alexander J.; Abrams, Keith R.; Jones, David R.; Sheldon, Trevor A.; Song, Fujian, ISBN 0471490660, ISBN-13 9780471490661, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

With meta-analysis methods playing a crucial role in health research in recent years, this important and clearly-written book provides a much-needed survey of the field.<br /> Meta-analysis provides a framework for combining the results of several clinical trials and drawing inferences about the effectiveness of medical treatments. The move towards evidence-based health care and practice is underpinned by the use of meta-analysis. This book:<br /> * Provides a thorough criticism and an up-to-date survey of meta-analysis methods<br /> * Emphasises the practical approach, and illustrates the methods by numerous examples<br /> * Describes the use of Bayesian methods in meta-analysis<br /> * Includes discussion of appropriate software for each analysis<br /> * Includes numerous references to more advanced treatment of specialist topics<br /> * Refers to software code used in the examples available on the authors' Web site<br /> Practising statisticians, statistically-minded clinicians and health research professionals will benefit greatly from the clear presentation and numerous examples. Medical researchers will grasp the basic principles of meta-analysis, and learn how to apply the various methods.