The use of meta-analysis in economic evaluation

Francis Pang, Mike Drummond () and Fujian Song
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Mike Drummond: Centre for Health Economics, The University of York

No 173chedp, Working Papers from Centre for Health Economics, University of York

Abstract: Meta-analysis provides a family of statistical techniques for combining the results of similar studies. This paper examines the meta-analysis of clinical data in economic studies, and points to the issues and considerations that must be addressed when designing and conducting a meta-analysis of clinical data for use in an economic evaluation. We investigate whether the standard approaches employed in the meta-analysis of clinical data are satisfactory to meet the demands of economic evaluation, and assess the meta-analyses contained in a sample of economic evaluations identified from the NHS conomic Evaluation Database. Finally, we provide guidance on the appropriate use of meta-analysis for economic evaluations.

Keywords: economic evaluation; meta-analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 1999-11
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