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Exploratory Research Synthesis

dc.contributor.authorYeation, Williamen_US
dc.contributor.authorLangenbrunner, Johnen_US
dc.contributor.authorSmyth, Joshua M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWortman, Paul M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-13T18:40:32Z
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dc.date.issued1995en_US
dc.identifier.citationYeation, William; Langenbrunner, John; Smyth, Joshua; Wortman, Paul (1995). "Exploratory Research Synthesis." Evaluation & the Health Professions 3(18): 283-303. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/66606>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0163-2787en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/66606
dc.description.abstractExploratory meta-analysis or research synthesis has been advocated as a way of developing important hypotheses for further study. An exploratory research synthesis was conducted on the carotid endarterectomy (CE) literature to illustrate this method. The CE scientific literature is similar to that of many other new medical interventions because it contains numerous limitations to data quality. Exploratory research synthesis of such literature necessitates a number of methodological and statistical considerations to address these limitations, including the problems of missing data, appropriate unit of analysis, nonnormal distribution of outcomes, and lack of controlled studies. Strengths and limitations of the exploratory research synthesis approach are discussed within the context of public policy decisions for assessing medical technologies.en_US
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dc.publisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC.en_US
dc.titleExploratory Research Synthesisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPublic Healthen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michiganen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherU.S. Office of Management and Budgeten_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherState University of New York at Stony Brooken_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/66606/2/10.1177_016327879501800304.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/016327879501800304en_US
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