SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS: PITFALLS OF METHODS

Methods that allow to systematize the accumulated information on specifically formulated questions, analyze it and make reliable findings are of great interest and popularity with the emergence of a huge number of studies and publications in various fields of medicine, a significant increase in info...

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Main Authors: Yu. V. Lukina, S. Yu. Martsevich, N. P. Kutishenko
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Language:English
Published: Столичная издательская компания 2016-05-01
Series:Рациональная фармакотерапия в кардиологии
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Online Access:https://www.rpcardio.online/jour/article/view/1236
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description Methods that allow to systematize the accumulated information on specifically formulated questions, analyze it and make reliable findings are of great interest and popularity with the emergence of a huge number of studies and publications in various fields of medicine, a significant increase in information, failure to identify weak effects in the individual studies. The use of systematic reviews and high-quality meta-analysis is an analytical basis of evidence-based medicine, it is a very valuable tool for decision-making at the level of practitioner, health care leaders and experts in the preparation of guidelines and legislation concerning the use of the most effective and safe treatments, when planning future research, in the development of rational health policy. Features of methods of systematic review and meta-analysis and their strengths and weaknesses are discussed in the article. The authors present the historical facts of occurrence of the Cochrane Collaboration, whose main task is to systematize and analyze accumulated information from a variety of medical research. The contribution of Russian researchers into this field of medical science is also assessed.
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spelling doaj-art-3321f45b193248d39cf75838db45bb792025-08-23T10:00:26ZengСтоличная издательская компанияРациональная фармакотерапия в кардиологии1819-64462225-36532016-05-0112218018510.20996/1819-6446-2016-12-2-180-1851203SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS: PITFALLS OF METHODSYu. V. Lukina0S. Yu. Martsevich1N. P. Kutishenko2State Research Center for Preventive Medicine, MoscowState Research Center for Preventive Medicine, MoscowState Research Center for Preventive Medicine, MoscowMethods that allow to systematize the accumulated information on specifically formulated questions, analyze it and make reliable findings are of great interest and popularity with the emergence of a huge number of studies and publications in various fields of medicine, a significant increase in information, failure to identify weak effects in the individual studies. The use of systematic reviews and high-quality meta-analysis is an analytical basis of evidence-based medicine, it is a very valuable tool for decision-making at the level of practitioner, health care leaders and experts in the preparation of guidelines and legislation concerning the use of the most effective and safe treatments, when planning future research, in the development of rational health policy. Features of methods of systematic review and meta-analysis and their strengths and weaknesses are discussed in the article. The authors present the historical facts of occurrence of the Cochrane Collaboration, whose main task is to systematize and analyze accumulated information from a variety of medical research. The contribution of Russian researchers into this field of medical science is also assessed.https://www.rpcardio.online/jour/article/view/1236systematic reviewmeta-analysisa scientific paper
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systematic review
meta-analysis
a scientific paper
title SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS: PITFALLS OF METHODS
title_full SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS: PITFALLS OF METHODS
title_fullStr SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS: PITFALLS OF METHODS
title_full_unstemmed SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS: PITFALLS OF METHODS
title_short SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS: PITFALLS OF METHODS
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meta-analysis
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