By using this procedure the differences between the estimates based on study-specific characteristics might be minimized.
We also calculated pooled ORs and 95% CIs based on study-specific effect estimates for the allele model.
Project goals were (1) to provide a mechanism for lay individuals to self-enter information conveying interest in volunteering for clinical research and (2) provide tools for researchers to select and contact potential volunteers based on study-specific inclusion criteria.
Both approaches are similar in spirit and are based on study-specific summary statistics rather than individual-level data.
Reassuringly, analyses based on study-specific deprivation quintiles provide similar, albeit slightly weaker, gradients in density values with area-level SES measures.
Differences in study design and measurement technique did not allow us to perform meta-analyses based on study-specific effect estimates (beta coefficients).
The model of care chosen for methadone induction in primary care was based on study-specific pre-training of all physicians, exclusion criteria and daily supervision of methadone during the initiation phase.
Further defining the endemic and non-endemic areas with specific exclusion criteria based on study-specific quantitative laboratory and survey data is also preferable in future studies [ 10, 22].
The Musculoskeletal Group recommended four levels of evidence for both qualitative and quantitative reviews based on study design, specific areas of methodological quality and sample size (bronze, silver, gold and platinum).
It is then essential for companies to partner to review the data captured within the context of sustainable fisheries management plans, which are based on studies of specific fish stocks and marine animal populations, in order to ensure sustainable catch levels.
It is estimated that 20 to 40% of patients with type 2 diabetes are affected by DR, based on studies among specific groups and restricted areas [ 38, 74- 76].
