Evidence Synthesis for Decision Making in Healthcare - Welton, Nicky J. (School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol) a Sutton, Alexander J. (University of Leicester, UK) a Cooper, Nicola (Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester) a Abrams, Keith R. (Department of Health Sciences, U

In the evaluation of healthcare, rigorous methods of quantitative assessment are necessary to establish interventions that are beneficial, are superior to all alternatives and are cost-effective. Usually one study will not provide answers to these questions and it will be necessary to synthesize evidence from multiple sources.