title: [Meta-analyses of quarks, baryons and mesons--a "Cochrane Collaboration" in particle physics].
abstract: Within the last 20 years meta-analysis has become an important research technique in medicine for integrating the results of independent studies. Meta-analytical techniques, however, are much older. In particle physics for 50 years now the properties of huge numbers of particles have been assessed in meta-analyses. The Cochrane Collaboration's counterpart in physics is the Particle Data Group. This article compares methodological and organisational aspects of meta-analyses in medicine and physics. Several interesting parallels exist, especially with regard to methodology.
authors.affiliation: Biochemische und Experimentelle Abteilung, II. Chirurgischer Lehrstuhl, Universität zu Köln. S.Sauerland@uni-koeln.de
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sauerland
authors.forename: Thankmar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sauerland
authors.forename: Gerd
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Antes
authors.forename: R Michael
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Barnett
mesh_terms: D004601:Elementary Particles; D008651:Mesons; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D013223:Statistics as Topic / Q000592:standards
vernacular_title: Meta-Analysen zu Quarks, Baryonen und Mesonen--eine "Cochrane Collaboration" in der Teilchenphysik.