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Evidence synthesis for decision making in healthcare /

In the evaluation of healthcare, rigorous methods of quantitative assessment are necessary to establish interventions that are both effective and cost-effective. Usually a single study will not fully address these issues and it is desirable to synthesize evidence from multiple sources. This book aim...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Welton, Nicky J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley, 2012.
Colección:Statistics in practice.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the evaluation of healthcare, rigorous methods of quantitative assessment are necessary to establish interventions that are both effective and cost-effective. Usually a single study will not fully address these issues and it is desirable to synthesize evidence from multiple sources. This book aims to provide a practical guide to evidence synthesis for the purpose of decision making, starting with a simple single parameter model, where all studies estimate the same quantity (pairwise meta-analysis) and progressing to more complex multi-parameter structures (including meta-regression, mixe.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118305409
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