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Quantifying replicability in systematic reviews: the r-value [PDF]

arXiv, 2015
In order to assess the effect of a health care intervention, it is useful to look at an ensemble of relevant studies. The Cochrane Collaboration's admirable goal is to provide systematic reviews of all relevant clinical studies, in order to establish whether or not there is a conclusive evidence about a specific intervention.
arxiv  

Erratum

Hepatic Medicine: Evidence and Research, 2011
Xiao N, Shi S, Zhuang HA meta-analysis that compares the use of either peginterferon-α2a or peginterferon-α2b plus ribavirin for HCV infection. Hepatic Medicine: Evidence and Research.
Xiao N, Shi S, Zhuang H
doaj  

Moderators and mediators of pain and function outcomes in a new service delivery model for management of knee osteoarthritis in primary care (PARTNER): Secondary exploratory analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Explore moderators and mediators influenced changes in pain and function in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) receiving a new model of primary care service delivery (PARTNER), at 12 months (ACTRN12617001595303). Methods Secondary analyses of a cluster randomized controlled trial comparing PARTNER to usual general practitioner‐delivered ...
Abdolhay Farivar, Jocelyn L Bowden, Kim L Bennell, Andrew M Briggs, Stephen J Bunker, Rana S Hinman, Thorlene Egerton, Simon D French, Marie Pirotta, Karen Schuck, Venkatesha Venkatesha, Nicholas A Zwar, David J Hunter   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agreement of administrative pharmacy dispensing with self‐reported use of oral prednisone in US Veterans with rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Administrative claims are used to evaluate oral glucocorticoid use in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), despite limited evidence to support accuracy. We aimed to evaluate the performance of claims‐based algorithms for glucocorticoid use compared to self‐report in an RA population.
Beth I. Wallace, Bryant R. England, Joshua F. Baker, Michael D. George, Brian C. Sauer, Jorge Rojas, Punyasha Roul, Katherine D. Wysham, Hannah Brubeck, Isaac Smith, Liron Caplan, Paul A. Monach, Gail S. Kerr, Gary Kunkel, Tawnie Braaten, Ted R. Mikuls, Grant W. Cannon   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficient and robust methods for causally interpretable meta-analysis: transporting inferences from multiple randomized trials to a target population [PDF]

arXiv, 2019
We present methods for causally interpretable meta-analyses that combine information from multiple randomized trials to estimate potential (counterfactual) outcome means and average treatment effects in a target population. We consider identifiability conditions, derive implications of the conditions for the law of the observed data, and obtain ...
arxiv  

Meta‐Analysis Methods

, 2008
Meta-analysis is the quantitative synthesis of information from several studies. It is applicable to a variety of study designs in genetics, from family-based linkage studies and population-based association studies to genome-wide scans and genome-wide association studies. By combining relevant evidence from many studies, statistical power is increased
Thomas A Trikalinos, Elias Zintzaras, Georgia Salanti, John P. A. Ioannidis, John P. A. Ioannidis   +4 more
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Investigating the impact of storage duration and temperature on vitamin C in various citrus genotypes: A meta-analysis method

MethodsX
The present work disseminates a solid scientific meta-analysis method to investigate the impact of storage duration and temperature on vitamin C of citrus. This work is initiated by designing of the PICO framework, collecting, and organizing the articles,
Rahmat Budiarto, Danung Nur Adli, Teguh Wahyono, Tri Ujilestari, Mohammad Miftakhus Sholikin, Syariful Mubarok, Dwi Novanda Sari, Ana Khalisha, Stefina Liana Sari, Supatida Abdullakasim   +9 more
doaj  

Frequent Loss Expression of Dab2 and Promotor Hypermethylation in Human Cancers: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review [PDF]

, 1969
Ziyin Zhang, Yihua Chen, Jianjian Tang, Xuemei Xie   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

The use of meta-analysis in economic evaluation [PDF]

Meta-analysis provides a family of statistical techniques for combining the results of similar studies. This paper examines the meta-analysis of clinical data in economic studies, and points to the issues and considerations that must be addressed when ...
Francis Pang, Fujian Song, Mike Drummond
core  

Effects of Dalcroze Eurhythmics Exercise Versus Multicomponent Exercise on Physical and Cognitive Function, and Falls in Older Adults: The EPHYCOS Randomized Controlled Trial

Advanced Biology, EarlyView.
In this randomized clinical trial conducted among 142 community‐dwelling older adults at high risk for falls over 12 months, a Dalcroze Eurhythmics exercise intervention (once weekly, group‐based) improved a variety of physical and cognitive/executive function outcomes compared with a multicomponent exercise intervention (twice weekly, group‐ and home ...
Mélany Hars, Natalia Fernandez, François Herrmann, René Rizzoli, Serge Ferrari, Christophe Graf, Patrik Vuilleumier, Andrea Trombetti   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source