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| Type: | Journal article |
| Title: | Interpreting and understanding meta-analysis graphs: a practical guide |
| Author: | Ried, Karin |
| Citation: | Australian Family Physician, 2006; 35 (8):635-638 |
| Publisher: | Australian College of General Practitioners |
| Issue Date: | 2006 |
| ISSN: | 0300-8495 |
| School/Discipline: | School of Population Health and Clinical Practice : General Practice |
Statement of
Responsibility: | Karin Ried |
| Abstract: | Ideally, clinical decision making ought to be based
on the latest evidence available. However, to keep
abreast with the continuously increasing number of
publications in health research, a primary health care
professional would need to read an unsurmountable
number of articles every day covered in more than 13
million references and over 4800 biomedical and health
journals in Medline alone.1 With the view to address
this challenge, the systematic review method was
developed.2 This article provides a practical guide for
appraising systematic reviews for relevance to clinical
practice and interpreting meta-analysis graphs as part
of quantitative systematic reviews. |
| Description: | Copyright to Australian Family Physician. Reproduced with permission. Permission to reproduce must be sought from the publisher, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. |
| RMID: | 0020077071 |
| Published version: | http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/200608/10624 |
| Appears in Collections: | General Practice Publications
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