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Advantages and disadvantages of the meta-analysis approach
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Meta-analysis is superior to narrative reports for systematic reviews of the literature, but its quantitative results should be interpreted with caution even when the analysis is performed according to rigorous rules.Abstract:
Advantages of meta-analysisLiterature reviews have traditionally been largely narrative. Meta-analysis now offers the opportunity to critically evaluate and statistically combine results of comparable studies or trials. Its major purposes are to increase the numbers of observations and the statisticread more
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