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Seeing the forest for the trees: How to interpret a meta-analysis forest plot

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posted on 2021-10-20, 01:59 authored by Mousa Alavi, Glenn E Hunt, Denis C Visentin, Roger Watson, Deependra K Thapa, Michelle ClearyMichelle Cleary
Evidence based practice is essential to translate the outcomes of research into better treatments. Where there are multiple studies assessing the benefit of a novel intervention, clinicians relying on the outcome of a single research study may not be benefiting from the weight of all available evidence.

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Volume

77

Issue

3

Start Page

1097

End Page

1101

Number of Pages

5

eISSN

1365-2648

ISSN

0309-2402

Location

England

Publisher

Wiley

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Language

eng

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • Yes

External Author Affiliations

University of Tasmania; The University of Sydney; Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Era Eligible

  • No

Medium

Print-Electronic

Journal

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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    Systematic reviewMeta-analysisEvidence based practiceForest plotNursingApplied Economics not elsewhere classified

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