{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"BMJ EBM Spotlight","provider_url":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjebmspotlight","author_name":"BMJ","author_url":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjebmspotlight\/author\/admin\/","title":"A Word About Evidence: 2. Meta-analysis - BMJ EBM Spotlight","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rMMAIboJBt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjebmspotlight\/2017\/11\/21\/word-evidence-2-meta-analysis\/\">A Word About Evidence: 2. Meta-analysis<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjebmspotlight\/2017\/11\/21\/word-evidence-2-meta-analysis\/embed\/#?secret=rMMAIboJBt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Word About Evidence: 2. Meta-analysis&#8221; &#8212; BMJ EBM Spotlight\" data-secret=\"rMMAIboJBt\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjebmspotlight\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjebmspotlight\/files\/2017\/10\/ebm-library-.jpg","thumbnail_width":380,"thumbnail_height":253,"description":"&nbsp; The history of the statistical procedure called meta-analysis begins with GV Glass, who invented the word in the 1970s. But the history of the word itself begins long before that, with Aristotle. Jeff Aronson The Greek preposition \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1 had several meanings, depending on whether it governed the accusative, genitive, or dative case. With the [...]Read More..."}