Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages 235-237 , March 2010

Individual patient meta-analysis—rewards and challenges

  • Carl van Walraven

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute, ASB1-003, Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9, Canada. Tel.: +613-761-4903; fax: +613-761-5355.

,Accepted 6 April 2009.

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PII: S0895-4356(09)00110-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.04.001

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages 235-237 , March 2010

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