title: Limitations and advantages of meta-analysis in clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15261.
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Rockette
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Redmond
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D011897:Random Allocation