A 7-Step Guideline for Qualitative Synthesis and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies in Health Sciences

• Marija Glisic,
• Marija Glisic,
• Peter Francis Raguindin,
• Peter Francis Raguindin,
• Peter Francis Raguindin,
• Peter Francis Raguindin,
• Armin Gemperli,
• Armin Gemperli,
• Petek Eylul Taneri,
• Dante Jr. Salvador,
• Dante Jr. Salvador,
• Trudy Voortman,
• Trudy Voortman,
• Pedro Marques Vidal,
• Stefania I. Papatheodorou,
• Setor K. Kunutsor,
• Setor K. Kunutsor,
• Arjola Bano,
• Arjola Bano,
• John P. A. Ioannidis,
• John P. A. Ioannidis,
• John P. A. Ioannidis,
• John P. A. Ioannidis,
• Taulant Muka,
• Taulant Muka,
• Taulant Muka

Affiliations

Marija Glisic

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Marija Glisic

Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland

Peter Francis Raguindin

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Peter Francis Raguindin

Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland

Peter Francis Raguindin

Graduate School for Health Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Peter Francis Raguindin

Faculty of Health Science and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland

Armin Gemperli

Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland

Armin Gemperli

Institute of Primary and Community Care, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland

Petek Eylul Taneri

HRB-Trials Methodology Research Network, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

Dante Jr. Salvador

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Dante Jr. Salvador

Graduate School for Health Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Trudy Voortman

Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Trudy Voortman

Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands

Pedro Marques Vidal

Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Stefania I. Papatheodorou

0Department of Epidemiology, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States

Setor K. Kunutsor

1Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom

Setor K. Kunutsor

2Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom

Arjola Bano

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Arjola Bano

3Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

John P. A. Ioannidis

4Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States

John P. A. Ioannidis

5Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States

John P. A. Ioannidis

6Department of Statistics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

John P. A. Ioannidis

7Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

Taulant Muka

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Taulant Muka

7Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

Taulant Muka

8Epistudia, Bern, Switzerland