Apples and pears
Study of heterogeneity in meta-analysis. Numerical (Q, I, H) and graphical methods (Galbraith and L’Abbé) for the study of heterogeneity of the primary meta-analysis studies.
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Evidence Based Medicine pills
Study of heterogeneity in meta-analysis. Numerical (Q, I, H) and graphical methods (Galbraith and L’Abbé) for the study of heterogeneity of the primary meta-analysis studies.
Systematic review and meta-analysis. The two types of reviews, narrative and systematic, are described, as well as the steps for perforiming a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Publication bias in meta-analysis. Publication bias, characteristic of meta-analyzes, is described. Some of the methods to assess the existence of the risk of bias are shown.
Vote counting method in reviews. To get a conclusion on the result of a review, it is not enough with the vote counting method. A weighted measure is nedeed.
Publication bias. There is publication bias when not all the relevant information on a topic is published. The methods available to detect it are described.