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Among the many uses of meta-analyses, it has become an increasingly relevant tool in the assessment of intervention for diseases. This chapter aims to outline the key points in conducting an intervention meta-analysis and explains how to make sense of the results of meta-analyses in understanding the effects of intervention.
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Benedetto, U., Ng, C. (2018). Transition to Intervention Meta-Analysis. In: Biondi-Zoccai, G. (eds) Diagnostic Meta-Analysis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78966-8_14
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