Benefits and pitfalls of pooling datasets from comparable observational studies: combining US and Dutch nursing home studies - van der Steen, JT; Kruse, RL; Szafara, KL; Mehr, DR; van der Wal, G; Ribbe, MW; D'Agostino, RB (Palliative medicine, 2008)
Keywords: Cost-Benefit Analysis - economics; Homes for the Aged; Humans; Meta-analysis; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Multicenter Studies as Topic - economics; Netherlands; North America; Nursing Homes; Observational research; Palliative Care; Research Design; Respiratory Tract Infections - mortality; North America; Netherlands; United States--US; meta-analysis; data pooling; palliative care; epidemiologic research design