Recommended literature

Samples our published meta-analysis articles:

  1. Silva, L. P., Gonzales-Barron, U., Cadavez, V., and Sant’Ana, A. S. (2015) Meta-analysis of the effects of sanitizing treatments on Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes in fresh produce. Applied Environmental Microbiology. In Press. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02216-15. Available from: http://aem.asm.org/content/early/2015/09/09/AEM.02216-15.long
  2. Silva, L. P., Gonzales-Barron, U., Cadavez, V., and Sant’Ana, A. S. (2015) Modelling the effects of temperature and pH on the resistance of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris in conventional heat-treated fruit beverages through a meta-analysis approach. Food Microbiology 46, 541-552.
  3. Popova, T., Gonzales-Barron, U., and Cadavez, V. (2015). A meta-analysis of the effect of pasture access on the lipid content and fatty acid composition of lamb meat. Food Research International. In Press. doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2015.08.020. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096399691530154X
  4. Gonzales-Barron, U., Xavier, C., Piza, L., Costa, E., and Cadavez, V. (2014). An exposure assessment model of the prevalence of Salmonella spp. along the processing stages of Brazilian beef. Food Science and Technology International. In Press. doi: 10.1177/1082013214560446. Available from: http://fst.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/11/18/1082013214560446.abstract
  5. Xavier, C., Gonzales-Barron, U., Paula, V., Estevinho, L., and Cadavez, V. (2014). Meta-analysis of the incidence of food-borne pathogens in Portuguese meats and their products. Food Research International 55, 311-323.
  6. Gonzales-Barron, U., Cadavez, V., Sheridan, J. and Butler, F. (2013). Modelling the effect of chilling on the occurrence of Salmonella on pig carcasses at study, abattoir and batch levels by meta-analysis. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 163(2-3): 101-113.
  7. Gonzales-Barron, U., and Butler, F. (2011). The use of meta-analytical tools in risk assessment for food safety. Food Microbiology, 28(4): 823-827.

Useful general meta-analysis textbooks:

Borenstein, M., Hedges, L. V., Higgins, J. P. T. and Rothstein, H. R. (2009). Introduction to Meta-Analysis. John Wiley & Sons. Wiltshire, UK.