SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS IN HEALTH CARE: META-ANALYSIS IN CONTEXT -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 Rationale, potentials, and promise of systematic reviews -- Part I: Systematic reviews of controlled trials -- 2 Principles of and procedures for systematic reviews -- 3 Problems and limitations in conducting systematic reviews -- 4 Identifying randomised trials -- 5 Assessing the quality of randomised controlled trials -- 6 Obtaining individual patient data from randomised controlled trials -- 7 Assessing the quality of reports of systematic reviews: the QUOROM statement compared to other tools -- Part II: Investigating variability within and between studies -- 8 Going beyond the grand mean: subgroup analysis in meta-analysis of randomised trials -- 9 Why and how sources of heterogeneity should be investigated -- 10 Analysing the relationship between treatment bene.t and underlying risk: precautions and recommendations -- 11 Investigating and dealing with publication and other biases -- Part III: Systematic reviews of observational studies -- 12 Systematic reviews of observational studies -- 13 Systematic reviews of evaluations of prognostic variables -- 14 Systematic reviews of evaluations of diagnostic and screening tests -- Part IV: Statistical methods and computer software -- 15 Statistical methods for examining heterogeneity and combining results from several studies in meta-analysis -- 16 Effect measures for meta-analysis of trials with binary outcomes -- 17 Meta-analysis software -- 18 Meta-analysis in StataTM -- Part V: Using systematic reviews in practice -- 19 Applying the results of systematic reviews at the bedside -- 20 Numbers needed to treat derived from meta-analyses: pitfalls and cautions -- 21 Using systematic reviews in clinical guideline development.

22 Using systematic reviews for evidence based policy making -- 23 Using systematic reviews for economic evaluation -- 24 Using systematic reviews and registers of ongoing trials for scienti.c and ethical trial design, monitoring, and reporting -- Part VI: The Cochrane Collaboration -- 25 The Cochrane Collaboration in the 20th century -- 26 The Cochrane Collaboration in the 21st century: ten challenges and one reason why they must be met -- Index.

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.

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