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Lessons to be learnt from meta-analyses of newer versus older antidepressants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ian Anderson
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Meta-analysis is the use of statistical techniques to analyse the findings of many individual analyses (Glass, 1977). It covers all aspects of the review process involving formulating relevant research questions, searching the literature, assessing the quality of studies and choosing relevant ones, extracting and combining the data (for review see Henry & Wilson, 1992; Wilson & Henry, 1992). Meta-analysis as part of a systematic review has advantages over a narrative review but there are problems in applying it in practice (Box 1).

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Advances in Psychiatric Treatment , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , January 1997 , pp. 58 - 63
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 1997 

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