Evidence Synthesis for Decision Making in Healthcare (Statistics in Practice)

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Edition: 1
Release: 2012-05-29
Publisher: Wiley
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 047006109X
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

Evidence Synthesis for Decision Making in Healthcare (Statistics in Practice) pdf
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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, mixed treatment comparisons, Markov models of disease progression, and epidemiology models). A comprehensive, coherent framework is adopted and estimated using Bayesian methods.Key features:A coherent approach to evidence synthesis from multiple sources.Focus is given to Bayesian methods for evidence synthesis that can be integrated within cost-effectiveness analyses in a probabilist Download Evidence Synthesis for Decision Making in Healthcare (Statistics in Practice) for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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