Greenwood, DC (2012) Meta-analysis of observational studies. In: Tu, Y and Greenwood, DC, (eds.) Modern Methods for Epidemiology. Springer ISBN 9400730233
Abstract
Observational studies such as those used to investigate lifecourse epidemiology present particular challenges for meta-analysis. This chapter discusses the differences between meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and observational studies, introduces methods for meta-analysis in this unique setting, and illustrates the issues involved using a real example from a meta-analysis in the field of diet and cancer. Emphasis is placed on practicalities of how to conduct meta-analyses of observational studies where the information presented in the articles reviewed may be limited.
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Item Type: | Book Section |
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Keywords: | Bayesian analysis; biostatistics; directed acyclic graphs; epidemiological methods; latent variable modelling |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics (LIGHT) > Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2014 14:21 |
Last Modified: | 21 Feb 2024 12:13 |
Published Version: | http://www.springer.com/biomed/book/978-94-007-302... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-94-007-3024-3_10 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:79658 |