How to perform a meta-analysis with R: a practical tutorial.

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Meta-analysis is of fundamental importance to obtain an unbiased assessment of the available evidence. In general, the use of meta-analysis has been increasing over the last three decades with mental health as a major research topic. It is then essential to well understand its methodology and interpret its results. In this publication, we describe how to perform a meta-analysis with the freely available statistical software environment R, using a working example taken from the field of mental health.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Evid Based Ment Health

Title: Evidence-based mental health

Publisher: BMJ

ISSN (Electronic): 1468-960X

ISSN (Print): 1362-0347

Publication date (Electronic): Nov 2019

Volume: 22

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany balduzzi@imbi.uni-freiburg.de.

[2 ] Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.

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Publisher Item ID: ebmental-2019-300117

DOI: 10.1136/ebmental-2019-300117

PubMed ID: 31563865

SO-VID: 1d1e972c-931f-4d3e-b61e-d79eeab6d890

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