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Evidence Synthesis in Healthcare

Thanos Athanasiou • Ara Darzi

(Editors)

Evidence Synthesis

in Healthcare

A Practical Handbook for Clinicians

Editors

Thanos Athanasiou, PhD, MD, FETCS

Department of Surgery and Cancer

Imperial College London

St. Mary’s Hospital Campus

London, UK

Prof. Ara Darzi, PC, KBE, FMedSci,

HonFREng

Department of Surgery and Cancer

Imperial College London

St. Mary’s Hospital Campus

London, UK

ISBN 978-0-85729-175-2

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