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Systematic reviews, meta-analyses and real world evidence: an introduction

In this video presentation, Matthias Egger from Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland, gives an introduction to systematic reviews and meta-analysis, based on a real-life clinical example.

After using this resource, you should be able to...
  • Recognize the difference between a systematic and non-systematic review
  • Identify the elements of a forest plot
  • Understand basic principles of meta-analysis

Author information: 
Egger, Matthias