How to interpret meta-analyses: A recipe for interpretation of the methodology used in the meta-analyses conducted on cardiovascular risk factors in Turkey
Meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials are increasingly performed to obtain more precise results. On the other hand, meta-analyses of prevalence studies are relatively rarely performed. In this review, some important points for interpretation of meta-analyses are given along with the comments...
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| description | Meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials are increasingly performed to obtain more precise results. On the other hand, meta-analyses of prevalence studies are relatively rarely performed. In this review, some important points for interpretation of meta-analyses are given along with the comments on the meta-analyses of prevalence studies that are published in this issue of The Archives of The Turkish Society of Cardiology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35b63f2c1b254c219a5534e0279066352023-02-15T16:10:19ZengKARE PublishingTürk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi1016-51692018-10-0146762463510.5543/tkda.2018.46062TKDA-46062How to interpret meta-analyses: A recipe for interpretation of the methodology used in the meta-analyses conducted on cardiovascular risk factors in TurkeyMustafa Kılıçkap0Department of Cardiology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TurkeyMeta-analyses of randomized controlled trials are increasingly performed to obtain more precise results. On the other hand, meta-analyses of prevalence studies are relatively rarely performed. In this review, some important points for interpretation of meta-analyses are given along with the comments on the meta-analyses of prevalence studies that are published in this issue of The Archives of The Turkish Society of Cardiology.https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=tkd&un=TKDA-46062meta-analysisprevalence; interpretation. |
| spellingShingle | Mustafa Kılıçkap How to interpret meta-analyses: A recipe for interpretation of the methodology used in the meta-analyses conducted on cardiovascular risk factors in Turkey Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi meta-analysis prevalence; interpretation. |
| title | How to interpret meta-analyses: A recipe for interpretation of the methodology used in the meta-analyses conducted on cardiovascular risk factors in Turkey |
| title_full | How to interpret meta-analyses: A recipe for interpretation of the methodology used in the meta-analyses conducted on cardiovascular risk factors in Turkey |
| title_fullStr | How to interpret meta-analyses: A recipe for interpretation of the methodology used in the meta-analyses conducted on cardiovascular risk factors in Turkey |
| title_full_unstemmed | How to interpret meta-analyses: A recipe for interpretation of the methodology used in the meta-analyses conducted on cardiovascular risk factors in Turkey |
| title_short | How to interpret meta-analyses: A recipe for interpretation of the methodology used in the meta-analyses conducted on cardiovascular risk factors in Turkey |
| title_sort | how to interpret meta analyses a recipe for interpretation of the methodology used in the meta analyses conducted on cardiovascular risk factors in turkey |
| topic | meta-analysis prevalence; interpretation. |
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