Hi again,
I have another seemingly basic question that has me stumped:
I am looking at infection rates in febrile infants. I want to combine 12
studies each with x/y infected infants. Is the overall rate of infection
x1 + x2 + x3 . . . . x12/ y1 + y2 + y3 + . . . y12 ? Or can I account for
variable sizes of these studies as I would in a meta-analysis of odds
ratios? Also, can I determine a confidence interval for my summary rate?
Thanks,
Julie
Julie Brown, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, box CH-04
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Seattle, WA 98105
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fax: 206 527 3892
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