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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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Bayesian methods and winBUGS
  • Introduction to decision models
  • Meta-analysis using Bayesian methods
  • Exploring between study heterogeneity
  • Model critique and evidence consistency in random effects meta-analysis
  • Evidence synthesis in a decision modelling framework
  • Multi-parameter evidence synthesis in epidemiological models
  • Mixed treatment comparisons
  • Markov models
  • Generalised evidence synthesis
  • Expected value of information for research prioritisation and study design.