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A Public Health Nurse's Guide to Reading Meta‐Analysis Research Reports
Author(s) -
Conn Vicki S.,
Armer Jane M.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1994.tb00396.x
Subject(s) - meta analysis , reading (process) , public health , nursing , medicine , medline , psychology , political science , law
Meta‐analysis research reports are increasingly found in the public health literature. Meta‐analysis is a quantitative method for summarizing existing studies. Although it is often advocated to synthesize research, nurses must be able to read these reports critically to determine applicability to practice.