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2308-3840 (online) |
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This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (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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©The Author(s) 2020. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
| Category |
Biochemical Research Methods |
| Manuscript Type |
Letter to the Editor |
| Article Title |
Integrating contextual variables in meta-analyses
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
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Haitham Jahrami |
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| Corresponding Author |
Haitham Jahrami, PhD, Assistant Professor, Ministry of Health, College of Medicine and Medial Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Road 2904 Building 293 Manama, Manama P.O Box 26671, Bahrain. hjahrami@health.gov.bh |
| Key Words |
Covariates; Moderator; Meta analysis; Contextual; Subgroup analysis; Meta regression |
| Core Tip |
This letter call for the use of contextual variables, that are typically not in use for covariate analyses. Contextual variables are introduced and defined as variables not immediately/directly measured by the original studies in the meta-analysis but rather can be estimated knowing the background of each study. For example in a meta analysis of clinical trails one might want to adjust for studies from high income vs low income countries or studies that were funded vs independent. |
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2020-09-10 09:32 |
| Citation |
Jahrami H. Integrating contextual variables in meta-analyses. World J Meta-Anal 2020; 8(4): 345-347 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v8/i4/345.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v8.i4.345 |
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