A new title to an old song: some observations on the conduct of meta-analyses

作者：Walters Eurof^*

来源：Reproductive BioMedicine Online, 2013, 27(5): 562-567.

DOI：10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.05.019

• fixed-effects model
• meta-analysis
• random-effects model

The purpose of this commentary is to draw attention to some unsatisfactory features in the way that meta-analyses are presented in assisted reproduction journals. These features will be illustrated with reference to recently published papers. An appeal will be made for a more fastidious and rigorous approach to this statistical technique that has become a ubiquitous part of the research effort in assisted reproduction treatment.

• 出版日期2013-11