12.6 Interpreting
results from continuous outcomes (including standardized mean differences)
12.6.1
Meta-analyses with continuous outcomes
12.6.2
Re-expressing SMDs using rules of thumb for effect sizes
12.6.3
Re-expressing SMDs by transformation to odds ratio
Table
12.6.a NNTs equivalent to specific SMDs for various given 'proportions
improved' in the control group
12.6.4
Re-expressing SMDs using a familiar instrument