[R] meta-analysis of annualized event rate (Michael Dewey)

[petretta at unina.it]

Many thanks to Michael Dewey for the kindly replay.

escalc (and metafor) works well !!

-- 
Mario Petretta
Department of Translational Medical Sciences
Naples University Federico II
Italy


Michael Dewey <info a aghmed.fsnet.co.uk> ha scritto:

> At 18:51 11/09/2013, petretta a unina.it wrote:
>> r-help a r-project.org
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I use R 2.15.2 for Windows 8
>>
>> I ask if it is possible perform a meta-analysis of annualized event
>> rate from several studies reporting
>
> Try metafor (from CRAN)
>
> Look in the help for escalc for incidence rate ratio and see if that  
> section fits the studies you have.
>
>
>> 1) number of patients enrolled (N)
>> 2) mean lenght of follow-up time (mo)
>> 3) annualized event rate (AER) (expressed as % person-year)
>>
>> I would like suggestions on package(s) and code.
>>
>> Many thanks in advance.
>>

-- 
Mario Petretta
Department of Translational Medical Sciences
Naples University Federico II
Italy




-- 
Mario Petretta
Department of Translational Medical Sciences
Naples University Federico II
Italy