Built-in data sets
Arroll B, Kenealy T: Antibiotics for the common cold. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000(2):CD000247.
Berlin JA, Colditz GA: A meta-analysis of physical activity in the prevention of coronary heart disease. Am J Epidemiol 1990, 132(4):612-628.
Colditz GA, Brewer TF, Berkey CS, Wilson ME, Burdick E, Fineberg HV, Mosteller F: Efficacy of BCG vaccine in the prevention of tuberculosis. Meta-analysis of the published literature. Jama 1994, 271(9):698-702.
Freemantle N, Cleland J, Young P, Mason J, Harrison J: Beta-blockade after myocardial infarction: systematic review and meta regression analysis. Bmj 1999, 318(7200):1730-1737.
Hodnett ED: Caregiver support for women during childbirth. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000(2):CD000199.
Johnson MF: Comparative efficacy of NaF and SMFP dentifrices in caries prevention: a meta-analytic overview. Caries Res 1993, 27(4):328-336.
Kennedy E, Song F, Hunter R, Clarke A, Gilbody S: Risperidone versus typical antipsychotic medication for schizophrenia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000(2):CD000440.
Lau J, Antman EM, Jimenez-Silva J, Kupelnick B, Mosteller F, Chalmers TC: Cumulative meta-analysis of therapeutic trials for myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med 1992, 327(4):248-254.
Law MR, Wald NJ, Thompson SG: By how much and how quickly does reduction in serum cholesterol concentration lower risk of ischaemic heart disease? Bmj 1994, 308(6925):367-372.
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Marshall M, Lockwood A: Assertive community treatment for people with severe mental disorders. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000(2):CD001089.
Pagliaro L, D'Amico G, Sorensen TI, Lebrec D, Burroughs AK, Morabito A, Tine F, Politi F, Traina M: Prevention of first bleeding in cirrhosis. A meta-analysis of randomized trials of nonsurgical treatment. Ann Intern Med 1992, 117(1):59-70.
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Smith GD, Song F, Sheldon TA: Cholesterol lowering and mortality: the importance of considering initial level of risk. Bmj 1993, 306(6889):1367-1373.
Teo KK, Yusuf S, Collins R, Held PH, Peto R: Effects of intravenous magnesium in suspected acute myocardial infarction: overview of randomised trials. Bmj 1991, 303(6816):1499-1503.
Thacker SB, Stroup DF: Continuous electronic heart rate monitoring for fetal assessment during labor. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000(2):CD000063.
Wahlbeck K, Cheine M, Essali MA: Clozapine versus typical neuroleptic medication for schizophrenia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000(2):CD000059.
Yusuf S, Collins R, Peto R, Furberg C, Stampfer MJ, Goldhaber SZ, Hennekens CH: Intravenous and intracoronary fibrinolytic therapy in acute myocardial infarction: overview of results on mortality, reinfarction and side-effects from 33 randomized controlled trials. Eur Heart J 1985, 6(7):556-585.
Towler B, Irwig L, Glasziou P, Kewenter J, Weller D, Silagy C. A systematic review of the effects of screening for colorectal cancer using the
faecal occult blood test, hemoccult. BMJ. 1998 Aug 29;317(7158):559-565.
Linde K, Ramirez G, Mulrow CD, Pauls A, Weidenhammer W, Melchart D. St John's wort for depression--an overview and meta-analysis of randomised
clinical trials. BMJ. 1996 Aug 3;313(7052):253-258.
Data sets from methodology papers
Higgins JP, Thompson SG, Deeks JJ, Altman DG: Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses. Bmj 2003, 327(7414):557-560. Data originating from
Jefferson T, Deeks JJ, Demicheli V, Rivetti D, Rudin M: Amantadine and rimantadine for preventing and treating influenza A in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004(3):CD001169.
Higgins JP, Thompson SG, Deeks JJ, Altman DG: Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses. Bmj 2003, 327(7414):557-560. Data originating from Lau J, Antman EM, Jimenez-Silva J, Kupelnick B, Mosteller F, Chalmers TC: Cumulative meta-analysis of therapeutic trials for myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med 1992, 327(4):248-254.
Duval S, Tweedie R: Practical Estimates of the Effect of Publication Bias in Meta-Analysis. Australasian Epidemiologist 1998, 5(4):14-17. Simulated data set.
Duval S, Tweedie R: Trim and fill: A simple funnel-plot-based method of testing and adjusting for publication bias in meta-analysis. Biometrics 2000, 56(2):455-463. Data originating from Raudenbush S: Magnitude of teacher expectancy effects of pupil IQ as a function of the credibility of expectancy induction: A synthesis of findings from 18 experiments. Journal of Educational Psychology 1984, 76:85-97.
Doi SA, Thalib L: A quality-effects model for meta-analysis. Epidemiology 2008, 19(1):94-100. First part of the data in table 2 of the article.