TY - GEN N2 - This is a lucid, comprehensive introduction to meta-analysis, decision analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis. These three closely related methods have become even more important for synthesizing research since the first edition was published in 1994. And they have gained legitimacy as tools for guiding health policy. In the Second Edition, Petitti has added new material on cumlative meta-analysis and the exploration of heterogeneity, incorporated recommendations for standardizing the conduct of cost-effectiveness analysis, and updated the rest of the text. AB - This is a lucid, comprehensive introduction to meta-analysis, decision analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis. These three closely related methods have become even more important for synthesizing research since the first edition was published in 1994. And they have gained legitimacy as tools for guiding health policy. In the Second Edition, Petitti has added new material on cumlative meta-analysis and the exploration of heterogeneity, incorporated recommendations for standardizing the conduct of cost-effectiveness analysis, and updated the rest of the text. T1 - Meta-Analysis, Decision Analysis, and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. AU - Petitti, Diana B. ET - Second Edition VL - 24 CN - R723.5 LA - eng ID - 22458 KW - Meta-analysis. KW - Statistical decision. KW - Medicine KW - Cost effectiveness. KW - Méta-analyse. KW - Prise de décision (Statistique) KW - Coût-efficacité. KW - Médecine KW - Decision Support Techniques. KW - GENERAL WORKS : MISCELLANEOUS : SOCIAL SCIENCES : META-ANALYSIS SN - 9780195133646 TI - Meta-Analysis, Decision Analysis, and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. ER -