Epidemiologic Studies Meta-Analysis Sufficient MESH:D017418 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D017418 SCDO:0000747 Works consisting of studies using a quantitative method of combining the results of independent studies (usually drawn from the published literature) and synthesizing summaries and conclusions which may be used to evaluate therapeutic effectiveness, plan new studies, etc. It is often an overview of clinical trials. It is usually called a meta-analysis by the author or sponsoring body and should be differentiated from reviews of literature.