Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/20099
Full metadata record
DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorIoannidis, J. P.en
dc.contributor.authorSchmid, C. H.en
dc.contributor.authorLau, J.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T19:04:45Z-
dc.date.available2015-11-24T19:04:45Z-
dc.identifier.issn0889-8588-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/20099-
dc.rightsDefault Licence-
dc.subjectClinical Trials as Topic/*statistics & numerical dataen
dc.subjectConfidence Intervalsen
dc.subjectDatabases, Bibliographicen
dc.subjectEndpoint Determinationen
dc.subjectHematologic Neoplasms/mortality/therapyen
dc.subjectHematology/*methodsen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectMedical Oncology/*methodsen
dc.subject*Meta-Analysis as Topicen
dc.subjectProportional Hazards Modelsen
dc.subjectRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic/statistics & numerical dataen
dc.subjectRegression Analysisen
dc.subjectReproducibility of Resultsen
dc.subjectSurvival Analysisen
dc.subjectTreatment Outcomeen
dc.titleMeta-analysis in hematology and oncologyen
heal.typejournalArticle-
heal.type.enJournal articleen
heal.type.elΆρθρο Περιοδικούel
heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10949784-
heal.languageen-
heal.accesscampus-
heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικήςel
heal.publicationDate2000-
heal.abstractIn 1992, a review article about meta-analysis identified only 15 meta-analyses of randomized, controlled trials of cancer therapy. Since then, the total number of meta-analyses in this field has increased almost sixfold. More importantly, the number of randomized, controlled trials in this discipline has also grown tremendously. The expansion in the literature will provide a fertile ground for future meta-analyses. The quality of the recent publications has also improved. An ongoing world-wide effort, the Cochrane Collaboration, is systematically assembling and synthesizing several hundred thousand randomized, controlled trials to improve the delivery of health care. Meta-analysis has many important advantages. It allows the viewing of the complete picture of the evidence. The advent of meta-analysis has sensitized researchers to issues of quality and has improved methodology in clinical research. Detection and explanation of bias and heterogeneity are prime objectives of meta-analysis in clinical research. An array of methods has been developed that allows a better understanding of bias and heterogeneity, beyond simple averaging of results from diverse studies. Meta-analyses of individual patient data, in particular, may promote the development of international collaborations. Several examples of their application are already available in oncology. Meta-analysis may point out deficiencies in the study design of past and current studies, suggest the need for new studies, and inform researchers about the size and design of these studies. In the end, meta-analysis helps to integrate evidence and make recommendations for medical care and medical practice.en
heal.journalNameHematol Oncol Clin North Amen
heal.journalTypepeer-reviewed-
heal.fullTextAvailabilityTRUE-
Appears in Collections:Άρθρα σε επιστημονικά περιοδικά ( Ανοικτά) - ΙΑΤ

Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.


This item is licensed under a Creative Commons License Creative Commons