Publication Name	World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID	14698
Country	Germany

Received	2014-10-20 18:55
Peer-Review Started	2014-10-20 19:05
To Make the First Decision	2014-11-27 11:48
Return for Revision	2014-11-28 13:35
Revised	2014-12-03 23:52
Second Decision	2014-12-23 20:13
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2014-12-24 15:21
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-12-31 13:50
Articles in Press	2014-12-31 13:50
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-01-02 18:36
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-01-20 08:40

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Category	Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Why meta-analyses are important for complementary and alternative medicine research
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Holger Cramer
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Rut- and Klaus-Bahlsen Foundation, Germany
Corresponding Author	Dr. Holger Cramer, PhD, MSc, Depart­ment of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Am Deimelsberg 34a, 45276 Essen, Germany. h.cramer@kliniken-essen-mitte.de
Key Words	Complementary therapies; Meta-analysis; Review; Randomized controlled trial; Bias
Core Tip	The research evidence from single trials on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is often limited by small sample sizes, unclear methodology, and inadequate statistics. Qualitative systematic reviews still have to deal with the same problems as individual trials as they can only rely on the original reports. While meta-analyses still are limited by the methodological shortcomings of the included, they can deal with two common problems of CAM trials: inadequate statistics that rely on within-group comparisons and small underpowered sample sizes.
Publish Date	2015-01-20 08:40
Citation	Cramer H. Why meta-analyses are important for complementary and alternative medicine research. World J Meta-Anal 2015; 3(1): 1-3
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v3/i1/1.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v3.i1.1

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