جزییات کتاب
The second edition of this best-selling book has been thoroughly revised and expanded to reflect the significant changes and advances made in systematic reviewing. New features include discussion on the rationale, meta-analyses of prognostic and diagnostic studies and software, and the use of systematic reviews in practice.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction: Rationale, Potentials, and Promise of Systematic Reviews (pages 1–19): Matthias Egger, George Davey Smith and Keith O'RourkeChapter 2 Principles of and Procedures for Systematic Reviews (pages 23–42): Matthias Egger and George Davey SmithChapter 3 Problems and Limitations in Conducting Systematic Reviews (pages 43–68): Matthias Egger, Kay Dickersin and George Davey SmithChapter 4 Identifying Randomised Trials (pages 69–86): Carol Lefebvre and Michael J ClarkeChapter 5 Assessing the Quality of Randomised Controlled Trials (pages 87–108): Peter Juni, Douglas G Altman and Matthias EggerChapter 6 Obtaining Individual Patient Data from Randomised Controlled Trials (pages 109–121): Michael J Clarke and Lesley A StewartChapter 7 Assessing the Quality of Reports of Systematic Reviews: The QUOROM Statement Compared to Other Tools (pages 122–139): Beverley Shea, Catherine Dube and David MoherChapter 8 Going Beyond the Grand Mean: Subgroup Analysis in Meta?Analysis of Randomised Trials (pages 143–156): George Davey Smith and Matthias EggerChapter 9 Why and how Sources of Heterogeneity Should be Investigated (pages 157–175): Simon G ThompsonChapter 10 Analysing the Relationship Between Treatment Benefit and Underlying Risk: Precautions and Recommendations (pages 176–188): Stephen J SharpChapter 11 Investigating and Dealing with Publication and Other Biases (pages 189–208): Jonathan A C Sterne, Matthias Egger and George Davey SmithChapter 12 Systematic Reviews of Observational Studies (pages 211–227): Matthias Egger, George Davey Smith and Martin SchneiderChapter 13 Systematic Reviews of Evaluations of Prognostic Variables (pages 228–247): Douglas G AltmanChapter 14 Systematic Reviews of Evaluations of Diagnostic and Screening Tests (pages 248–282): Jonathan J DeeksChapter 15 Statistical Methods for Examining Heterogeneity and Combining Results from Several Studies in Meta?Analysis (pages 285–312): Jonathan J Deeks, Douglas G Altman and Michael J BradburnChapter 16 Effect Measures for Meta?Analysis of Trials with Binary Outcomes (pages 313–335): Jonathan J Deeks and Douglas G AltmanChapter 17 Meta?Analysis Software (pages 336–346): Jonathan A C Sterne, Matthias Egger and Alexander J SuttonChapter 18 Meta?Analysis in Stata™ (pages 347–369): Jonathan A C Sterne, Michael J Bradburn and Matthias EggerChapter 19 Applying the Results of Systematic Reviews at the Bedside (pages 373–385): Finlay A McAlisterChapter 20 Numbers Needed to Treat Derived from Meta?Analyses: Pitfalls and Cautions (pages 386–399): Shah EbrahimChapter 21 Using Systematic Reviews in Clinical Guideline Development (pages 400–409): Martin Eccles, Nick Freemantle and James MasonChapter 22 Using Systematic Reviews for Evidence Based Policy Making (pages 410–418): J A Muir GrayChapter 23 Using Systematic Reviews for Economic Evaluation (pages 419–428): Miranda MugfordChapter 24 Using Systematic Reviews and Registers of Ongoing Trials for Scientific and Ethical Trial Design, Monitoring, and Reporting (pages 429–443): Iain ChalmersChapter 25 The Cochrane Collaboration in the 20th Century (pages 447–458): Gerd Antes and Andrew D OxmanChapter 26 The Cochrane Collaboration in the 21st Century: Ten Challenges and One Reason Why They Must Be Met (pages 459–473): Andrew D Oxman