An Overview of Meta-analysis for Dental Researchers

This article provides an overview of the principles and practices that will equip dental researchers to engage in meta-analysis work. Six elements of meta-analysis are addressed: formulating a research question, searching the literature, collecting the data, aggregating the data, analyzing the data, and interpreting results and drawing generalizations. Readers are guided through each of these stages of research so that they can recognize and implement robust, reproducible meta-analysis work.PMID:38415999 | DOI:10.11607/jomi.10685

Source: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants - February 28, 2024 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tabitha K Peter Xian Jin Xie Source Type: research