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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Making sense of Meta-Analysis

Meta-Analysis, no matter how beautifully done, is practically as useless as any other evidence if it is not interpreted properly.

A comprehensive handbook can be found online here:


Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions

Higgins JPT, Green S (editors). Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Version 5.1.0 [updated March 2011]. The Cochrane Collaboration, 2011. Available from www.cochrane-handbook.org.


However, for a shorter more practical guide in understanding meta-analysis graphs click here

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

App for auscultation

A FREE app from 3M™ Littmann® allows students and clinicians to practice auscultation of lung sounds. The app has a nice interface that's easy to use.
Here is the link to the website with a link to their free app.

You can get for their app free directly from App Store as well.