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Publication Name World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID 40227
Country/Territory United Kingdom
Received
2018-06-08 00:56
Peer-Review Started
2018-06-08 03:49
To Make the First Decision
2018-07-12 00:26
Return for Revision
2018-07-12 08:52
Revised
2018-07-16 13:46
Second Decision
2018-08-02 11:28
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief
2018-08-04 21:04
Articles in Press
2018-08-04 21:04
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript
2018-08-23 03:31
Publish the Manuscript Online
2018-08-28 09:46
ISSN 2308-3840 (online)
Open Access This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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Publisher Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA
Website http://www.wjgnet.com
Category Statistics & Probability
Manuscript Type Editorial
Article Title Improving the conduct of meta-analyses of observational studies
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Peter N Lee
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Peter N Lee, MA, MSc, Senior Statistician, P.N.Lee Statistics and Computing Ltd., 17 Cedar Road, Sutton SM2 5DA, Surrey, United Kingdom. peterlee@pnlee.co.uk
Key Words Hypothesis definition; Literature searching; Heterogeneity; Publication bias; Misclassification; Confounding; Meta-analysis
Core Tip The author has published many meta-analyses of epidemiological studies, particularly on smoking, and the editorial comments on various aspects of their conduct. Areas covered include the definition of the hypothesis to be tested, literature searching and data entry, as well as methods to test for heterogeneity and investigate such issues as confounding, misclassification and publication bias. The need for well conducted meta-analyses and the difficulty in determining whether a “statistically significant” association is actually indicative of a causal relationship are discussed. The editorial should be helpful to readers inexperienced with the conduct of meta-analyses.
Publish Date 2018-08-28 09:46
Citation Lee PN. Improving the conduct of meta-analyses of observational studies. World J Meta-Anal 2018; 6(3): 21-28
URL http://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v6/i3/21.htm
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v6.i3.21
Full Article (PDF) WJMA-6-21.pdf
Full Article (Word) WJMA-6-21.doc
Manuscript File 40227-Review.docx
Answering Reviewers 40227-Answering reviewers.pdf
Audio Core Tip 40227-Audio core tip.mp3
Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure Form 40227-Conflict-of-interest statement.pdf
Copyright License Agreement 40227-Copyright license agreement.pdf
Peer-review Report 40227-Peer-review(s).pdf
Scientific Misconduct Check 40227-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
Scientific Editor Work List 40227-Scientific editor work list.pdf