Evidence synthesis for decision making in healthcare [[electronic resource] /] / Nicky J. Welton ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, : John Wiley & Sons, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1068/4
• Soggetto topico: Evidence-based medicine - Statistical methods
• Altri autori: WeltonNicky J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Bayesian methods and winBUGS -- Introduction to decision models -- Meta-analysis using Bayesian methods -- Exploring between study heterogeneity -- Model critique and evidence consistency in random effects meta-analysis -- Evidence synthesis in a decision modelling framework -- Multi-parameter evidence synthesis in epidemiological models -- Mixed treatment comparisons -- Markov models -- Generalised evidence synthesis -- Expected value of information for research prioritisation and study design.
• Sommario/riassunto: In the evaluation of healthcare, rigorous methods of quantitative assessment are necessary to establish interventions that are both effective and cost-effective. Usually a single study will not fully address these issues and it is desirable to synthesize evidence from multiple sources. This book aims to provide a practical guide to evidence synthesis for the purpose of decision making, starting with a simple single parameter model, where all studies estimate the same quantity (pairwise meta-analysis) and progressing to more complex multi-parameter structures (including meta-regression, mixe
• Titolo autorizzato: Evidence synthesis for decision making in healthcare
• ISBN: 1-280-59094-7; 9786613620774; 9781119942986; 1-118-30540-X; 1-119-94298-5; 1-119-94297-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910141288603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Statistics in practice.