title: [Meta-analysis of clinical trials: uses and pitfalls].
abstract: Meta-analysis of clinical trials allows all available quantitative evidence on therapeutic efficacy, to be condensed. Critical appraisal of all available evidence is a pillar of clinical science.
authors.affiliation: RTH, Laennec, Lyon 1.
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Boissel
mesh_terms: D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D015233:Models, Statistical; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors