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- Title
How to interpret a meta-analysis and judge its value as a guide for clinical practice.
- Authors
Zlowodzki, Michael; Poolman, Rudolf W; Kerkhoffs, Gino M; Tornetta III, Paul; Bhandari, Mohit; On behalf of the International Evidence-Based Orthopedic Surgery Working Group
- Abstract
The article provides information on how to interpret a meta-analysis in relation to its importance as a guide for clinical practice. The authors explain the important aspects of conducting a meta-analysis as discussed in the guidelines of Quality of Reporting of Meta-analyses (QUOROM). Meanwhile, they have reasoned out that meta-analysis can provide a useful tool to help in clinical decision making, particularly in orthopedic study.
- Subjects
META-analysis; PSYCHOMETRICS; ORTHOPEDIC surgery; ORTHOPEDICS; DECISION making
- Publication
Acta Orthopaedica, 2007, Vol 78, Issue 5, p598
- ISSN
1745-3674
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/17453670710014284