Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Stepwise Approach for Medical and Biomedical Researchers

1st Edition - October 1, 2024
Editors: Mahsa Ghajarzadeh, Sara Hanaei, Nima Rezaei
Language: English
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Stepwise Approach for Medical and Biomedical Researchers presents a step-by-step approach to develop systematic reviews and meta-analysis for biomedical and medical research. Systematic reviews are the highest quality evidence in medical research, providing an answer to a specific question, and they can be developed in the form of comprehensive literature search, critical appraisal, and synthesis of the evidence. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis are key elements of evidence-based medicine by summarizing the results of previous studies with the use of specific and reliable methods.

Initially, systematic review and meta-analysis were exclusive to clinical trials, however systematic reviews of observational and diagnostic studies have expanded, making it essential for members of the field to master those techniques. This practical reference is a valuable resource for biostaticians, researchers, students, and members of medical and biomedical fields who need to understand more about systematic reviews and meta-analysis in their research work.

Mahsa Ghajarzadeh

Mahsa Ghajarzadeh is an expert epidemiologist and assistant professor of epidemiology at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. She has great experience in medical research and research education to junior students. She has also published several research papers on systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Affiliations and expertise

Epidemiologist and Assistant Professor of epidemiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Sara Hanaei

Sara Hanaei is an MD-MPH alumnus of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. She was research assistant at Research Center for Immunodeficiencies and has experience in teaching research skills to students. She has several publications on meta-analysis.

Nima Rezaei

Professor Nima Rezaei gained his medical degree (MD) from Tehran University of Medical Sciences and subsequently obtained an MSc in Molecular and Genetic Medicine and a PhD in Clinical Immunology and Human Genetics from the University of Sheffield, UK. He also spent a short-term fellowship of Pediatric Clinical Immunology and Bone Marrow Transplantation in the Newcastle General Hospital. Professor Rezaei is now the Full Professor of Immunology and Vice Dean of Research, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and the co-founder and Head of the Research Center for Immunodeficiencies. He is also the founding President of the Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN). Professor Rezaei has already been the Director of more than 55 research projects and has designed and participated in several international collaborative projects. Professor Rezaei is an editorial assistant or board member for more than 30 international journals. He has edited more than 35 international books, has presented more than 500 lectures/posters in congresses/meetings, and has published more than 1,000 scientific papers in the international journals.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Department of Immunology, School of Medicine; Head, Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Founding President, Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA),Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN),Tehran, Iran