Meta-analysis in the assessment of treatment outcome
Randomized clinical trials provide the most reliable estimates of the benefits and harms of treatments. Limited sample sizes restrict their power to allow informative analyses of secondary outcomes, or patient subgroups. The overall results of trials only apply to the average patient and clinical ap...
Main Author: | Geddes, J |
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Other Authors: | British Association for Psychopharmacology |
Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2006
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