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Systematic reviews and meta-analysis / Julia H. Littell, Jacqueline Corcoran, Vijayan Pillai.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Littell, Julia H.
- Series:
- Pocket guides to social work research methods.
- Pocket guides to social work research methods
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social sciences--Research--Evaluation.
- Social sciences.
- Meta-analysis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (211 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Highlighting the concepts necessary to understand, critique, and conduct research synthesis, this brief and highly readable introduction is an ideal resource for students and researchers alike.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Formulating a topic and developing a protocol
- Locating and screening studies
- Data extraction and study quality assessment
- Effect size metrics and pooling methods
- Assessing bias and variations in effects
- Conclusions
- Appendices: A: AMSTAR (for assessment of multiple systematic reviews)
- B: Software for meta-analysis
- Suggested outline for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses
- Sample search strategy
- E: Sample data extraction forms
- Glossary
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-191) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-029611-9
- 9786611851828
- 1-281-85182-5
- 0-19-971686-2
- 1-4356-4208-2
- OCLC:
- 922954156
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