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Evidence Synthesis in Healthcare: A Practical Handbook for Clinicians

โœ Scribed by Hutan Ashrafian, Ara Darzi, Thanos Athanasiou (auth.), Ara Darzi, Thanos Athanasiou (eds.)


Publisher
Springer-Verlag London
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Leaves
346
Edition
1
Category
Library

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โœฆ Synopsis


Evidence Synthesis in Healthcare โ€“ a Practical Handbook for Clinicians is the first book to reveal the field of Evidence Synthesis, by combining multiple sources of quantitative and qualitative data to derive the best evidence for use in healthcare. Through the use of clearly explained examples and practical explanations, Evidence Synthesis in Healthcare โ€“ a Practical Handbook for Clinicians describes the practical tools, techniques, uses and policy considerations of evidence synthesis techniques in modern healthcare practice.

Written and edited by recognised experts in the subject area, this book provides the reader with a compendium of knowledge and information. Evidence Synthesis in Healthcare โ€“ a Practical Handbook for Clinicians is a valuable reference tool for a broad audience of clinicians, policy-makers, healthcare statisticians and economists. It is relevant for both experts and beginners in the field of healthcare evidence, practice and policy.

Professor Lord Ara Darzi, HonFREng FMedSci, is the Head of Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK. Professor Darzi was knighted by the Queen as a Knight Commander of the most excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) in December 2002.

Mr Thanos Athanasiou, PhD MD FETCS, is Reader in Surgery at Imperial College London, London, UK and Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Hammersmith and St Maryโ€™s Hospitals, London, UK.

โœฆ Table of Contents


Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Evidence Synthesis: Evolving Methodologies to Optimise Patient Care and Enhance Policy Decisions....Pages 1-46
Barriers to Evidence Synthesis....Pages 47-65
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis in Clinical Practice....Pages 67-113
Diagnostic Tests....Pages 115-125
An Introduction to Decision Analysis....Pages 127-140
An Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis....Pages 141-153
Evidence Synthesis Using Bayesian Belief Networks....Pages 155-168
A Practical Introduction to Meta-analysis....Pages 169-199
A Practical Approach to Diagnostic Meta-analysis....Pages 201-219
Practical Examples of the Application of Decision Analysis in Healthcare....Pages 221-267
A Practical Example of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis....Pages 269-291
Exploring Bayesian Belief Networks Using Netica ยฎ ....Pages 293-318
Back Matter....Pages 319-326

โœฆ Subjects


Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Health Administration; Medicine/Public Health, general


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