Introduction: Meta-analysis: Its Development and Uses

Defining Outcome Measures used for Combining via Meta-analysis

Assessing Between Study Heterogeneity

Fixed Effects for Combining Study Estimates

Random Effects Models for Combining Study Estimates

Exploring Between Study Heterogeneity

Publication Bias

Study Quality

Sensitivity Analysis

Reporting the Results of a Meta-analysis

Part B: Advanced and Specialized Meta-Analysis Topics

Bayesian Methods in Meta-analysis

Meta-analysis of Individual Patient Data

Missing Data

Meta-analysis of Different Types of Data

Meta-analysis of Multiple and Correlated Outcome Measures

Meta-analysis of Epidemiological and other Observational Studies

Generalised Synthesis of Evidence - Combining Different Sources of Evidence

Meta-analysis of Survival Data

Cumulative Meta-analysis

Miscellaneous and Developing Areas of Applications in Meta-Analysis

Appendix I: Software Used for the Examples in this Book

Subject Index