Front page
Handbook information
Part 1: Cochrane reviews
Part 2: General methods for Cochrane reviews
Part 3: Special topics
    13 Including non-randomized studies
    14 Adverse effects
    15 Incorporating economics evidence
    16 Special topics in statistics
    17 Patient-reported outcomes
    18 Reviews of individual patient data
    19 Prospective meta-analysis
       19.1 Introduction
          19.1.1 What is a prospective meta-analysis?
          19.1.2 What is the difference between a prospective meta-analysis and a large multi-centre trial?
          19.1.3 What healthcare areas have used the prospective meta-analysis approach?
          19.1.4 What resources do I need?
       19.2 The collaborative nature of prospective meta-analyses
       19.3 The prospective meta-analysis protocol
       19.4 Data collection in prospective meta-analysis
       19.5 Analysis issues in prospective meta-analysis
       19.6 Chapter information
       Box 19.6.a: The Cochrane Prospective Meta-analysis Methods Group
       19.7 References
    20 Qualitative research and Cochrane reviews
    21 Reviews in public health and health promotion
    22 Overviews of reviews
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