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En el presente trabajo se resumen las principales características del metaanálisis en salud pública, así como sus objetivos y utilidades También se establecen las directrices generales en la realización de este tipo de técnicas. A lo largo de la revisión se detallan las distintas etapas en la ejecución de un metaanálisis, comentándose con ejemplos las ventajas e inconvenientes de las distintas opciones que se presentan en el diseño.
Palabras clave:
Metaanálisis
Métodos epidemiológicos
Revisiones
Summary
In the present work the general characteristics, aims and applications ol meta-analysis in public health are described. The general rules and the relevant steps for the development of this type of studies are considered. These points are illustrated with a number of real examples and the advantages and limitations of the different methodological options are commented.
Key words:
Meta-analysis
Epidemiological Methods
Reviews
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