Meta-Analysis, Decision Analysis, and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Methods for Quantitative Synthesis in Medicine

Abstract

1. Introduction 2. Overview of the Methods 3. Planning the Study 4. Information Retrieval 5. Data Collection 6. Advanced Issues in Meta-Analysis 7. Statistical Methods in Meta-Analysis 8. Other Statistical Issues in Meta-Analysis 9. Complex Decision Problems 10. Estimating Probabilities 11. Utility Analysis 12. Advanced Cost Effectiveness Analysis 13. Utility and Cost-Utility Analysis 14. Exploring Heterogeneity 15. Sensitivity Analysis 16. Reporting Results 17. Limitations