Umbrella Reviews Evidence Synthesis with Overviews of Reviews and Meta-Epidemiologic Studies

Umbrella Reviews Evidence Synthesis with Overviews of Reviews and Meta-Epidemiologic Studies / edited by Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai.

This book is an ideal guide to umbrella reviews, overviews of reviews, and meta-epidemiologic studies for evidence synthesis. Research is conducted at different levels: primary research consists of original studies while secondary research comprises qualitative reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Biondi-Zoccai, Giuseppe (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Epidemiology.
Biostatistics.
Statistics .
Clinical psychology.
Nursing.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Evidence hierarchy
  • 2 From qualitative reviews to umbrella reviews
  • 3 Umbrella reviews, overviews of reviews, meta-epidemiologic studies: similarities and differences
  • 4 Designing the review
  • 5 Registering the review
  • 6 Searching evidence
  • 7 Abstracting evidence
  • 8 Appraising evidence
  • 9 Synthesizing evidence
  • 10 Appraising moderators and confounders
  • 11 State of the art reporting
  • 12 Case study in anesthesiology and intensive care
  • 13 Case study in basic research
  • 14 Case study in cardiovascular disease
  • 15 Case study in dermatology
  • 16 Case study in oncology
  • 17 Case study in radiology
  • 18 Case study in surgery
  • 19 Moving from evidence to action
  • 20 Avenues for further research
  • 21 Conclusion.

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