Considerations for the meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Controlled Clinical TrialsPublished 1 September 1989
Jean‐Pierre Boissel, J Blanchard, E Panak, Jean‐Claude Peyrieux, Henry S. Sacks
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Abstract
La méta-analyse des essais cliniques est l'instrument qui permet de faire une synthèse quantitative des informations disponibles sur l'efficacité d'une thérapeutique. A ce titre, elle est indispensable. Elle procède d'un pilier de l'activité scientifique, la synthèse critique des connaissances toujours mise à jour.Meta-analysis of clinical trials allows all available quantitative evidence on therapeutic efficacy to be condensed. Critical appraisal of all available evidence is a pillar of clinical science.
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