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Systematic Reviews in Health Research

Meta-Analysis in Context
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Systematic Reviews in Health Research is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to systematic reviews and meta-analysis in healthcare. This third edition expands the classic text with twelve new chapters covering diverse study designs and methods, including genetic association studies, prediction models, prevalence studies, and network and dose-response meta-analysis. It also provides updated content on systematic reviews of interventions and links to a companion website with supplementary materials and practical exercises. The book emphasises the importance of properly conducted systematic reviews for delivering the highest quality evidence on clinical and public health interventions, making it an essential resource for understanding research synthesis.
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This book is ideal for health researchers, practitioners, students, and instructors seeking a detailed understanding of systematic reviews in health science. It particularly suits those involved in clinical and public health research who require authoritative guidance on research synthesis methods.

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Prev. ed.: Systematic reviews in health care / edited by Matthias Egger, George Davey Smith and Douglas G. Altman. 2nd ed. 2001.

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Systematic Reviews in Health Research

Explore the cutting-edge of systematic reviews in healthcare

In this Third Edition of the classic Systematic Reviews textbook, now titled Systematic Reviews in Health Research, a team of distinguished researchers deliver a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the rapidly evolving area of systematic reviews and meta-analysis. The book demonstrates why systematic reviewsβ€”when conducted properlyβ€”provide the highest quality evidence on clinical and public health interventions and shows how they contribute to inference in many other contexts. The new edition reflects the broad role of systematic reviews, including:

  • Twelve new chapters, covering additional study designs, methods and software, for example, on genetic association studies, prediction models, prevalence studies, network and dose-response meta-analysis
  • Thorough update of 15 chapters focusing on systematic reviews of interventions
  • Access to a companion website offering supplementary materials and practical exercises (www.systematic-reviews3.org)

A key text for health researchers, Systematic Reviews in Health Research is also an indispensable resource for practitioners, students, and instructors in the health sciences needing to understand research synthesis.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405160506

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 26 May 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: BMJ Books

Edition: 3rd edition

Contributors:

  • Edited by George Davey Smith
  • Edited by Matthias Egger
  • Edited by Julian P. T. Higgins
  • Edited by George Davey Smith
  • Edited by George Davey Smith

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 257.0mm

Weight: 1406g

Pages: 608

About the Author

Matthias Egger is Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland and the Centre for Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Research, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Julian P.T. Higgins is Professor of Evidence Synthesis at Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

George Davey Smith is Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Director of the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

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