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[Meta-analysis: a guide to interpretation].

J P Sculier
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The article has as purpose to propose a systematic approach for the reading of meta-analysis. Using a particular example, a literature search is proposed to identify the two types of meta-analyses: those based on individual data of the patients and those performed in systematic reviews of the literature. The proposed approach for the literature reading is evidence-based.

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J P Sculier. 2002. [Meta-analysis: a guide to interpretation].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12473950/

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