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Meta-Analysis Of Quality Of Life Constructs In Antihypertansive Drug Theraphies, Mehtap Akçi̇l, Ergun Karaağaoğlu

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Objectives : It is usually accepted that some of the treatments affect not only the survival times but as well the quality of life of patients. The aim of study is to reach more reliable conclusions by using the meta-analysis method on published studies which deal with the effects of antihypertansive theraphies on the quality of life of patients. Material and Methods : Meta-analysis is used to combine the results of different experiments or studies examining the same question. Meta-analysis is a systematic reviewing strategy for adressing research question that is especially useful when results from several studies disagree with …