Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis

Name: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
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ISBN: 9780195326543

ISBN-10: 0195326547

ISBN-13: 9780195326543

Edition: 2008

Authors: Julia H. Littell, Jacqueline Corcoran, Vijayan Pillai

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When used in tandem, systematic reviews and meta-analysis-- two distinct but highly compatible approaches to research synthesis-- form a powerful, scientific approach to analyzing previous studies. But to see their full potential, a social work researcher must be versed in the foundational processes underlying them. This pocket guide to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis illuminates precisely that practical groundwork. In clear, step-by-step terms, the authors explain how to format topics, locate and screen studies, extract and assess data, pool effect sizes, determine bias, and interpret the results, showing readers how to combine reviewing and meta-analysis correctly and effectively.…

Book details

List price: $64.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/13/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 8.19" wide x 5.39" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English




Introduction



Formulating a Topic and Developing a Protocol



Locating and Screening Studies



Data Extraction and Study Quality Assessment



Effect Size Metrics and Pooling Methods



Assessing Bias and Variations in Effects



Conclusions


Appendices



AMSTAR (for assessment of multiple systematic reviews)



Software for Meta-Analysis



Suggested Outline for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses



Sample Search Strategy



Sample Data Extraction Forms


Glossary


References


Index