R software is a free and powerful statistical software, which has the functions of data processing and graphics drawing and is widely used in the meta-analysis. This article introduced detailed operation steps of rmeta package which is suitable for meta-analysis of binary data, and also can finish cumulative meta-analysis, draw standard summary plots, forest plot and funnel plot. In summary, the functions of rmeta package are simple and easy to mastery. There are some limitations of current version which need to be improved in the future.
Citation: YUANRui-xia, ZHANGChao, LUOLe, ZENGXian-tao, NIUYu-ming. Performing Meta-analysis Using rmeta Package in R Software. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2015, 15(6): 735-740. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20150122 Copy