AHRQ Series
Observational studies in systemic reviews of comparative effectiveness: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program
Systematic reviewers disagree about the ability of observational studies to answer questions about the benefits or intended effects of pharmacotherapeutic, device, or procedural interventions. This study provides a framework for decision making on the inclusion of observational studies to assess benefits and intended effects in comparative effectiveness reviews (CERs).Conducting quantitative synthesis when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program
This article is to establish recommendations for conducting quantitative synthesis, or meta-analysis, using study-level data in comparative effectiveness reviews (CERs) for the Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) program of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
