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AHRQ Technical Reviews and Summaries, AHCPR Supported Clinical Practice Guidelines, Quick Reference Guide, Consumer Guides (English), Consumer Guides (Spanish), AIDSInfo AHRQ Technical Reviews and Summaries 8. Meta-regression Approaches: What, Why, When, and How? Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 Contract No. 290-97-0001 Prepared by: Southern California-RAND Evidence-Based Practice Center, Santa Monica, CA Sally C. Morton, Ph.D. Task Order Director John L. Adams, Ph.D. Marika J. Suttorp, M.S. Statisticians Roberta Shanman, M.L.S. Reference Librarian Di Valentine, J.D. Shannon Rhodes, M.F.A. Assistants Paul G. Shekelle, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Southern CaliforniaRAND Evidence-Based Practice Center Sally C. Morton, Ph.D. Co-Director, Southern CaliforniaRAND Evidence-Based Practice Center and Senior Statistician AHRQ Publication No. 04-0033 March 2004 This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission except those copyrighted materials noted for which further reproduction is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders. Suggested Citation: Morton SC, Adams JL, Suttorp MJ, Shekelle PG. Meta-regression Approaches: What, Why, When, and How? Technical Review 8 (Prepared by Southern California-RAND Evidence-based Practice Center, under Contract No 290-97-0001). AHRQ Publication No. 04-0033. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. March 2004. This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or a basis for reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied. AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ sponsors and conducts research that provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. The information helps health care decisionmakerspatients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakersmake more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services. The authors of this report are responsible for its content. Statements in the report should not be construed as endorsement by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of a particular drug, device, test, treatment, or other clinical service. |