Bayesian methods in meta-analysis and evidence synthesis

Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 277-303

  Sutton, A J ^a   Abrams, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL CONCEPTS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; STATISTICS;

BAYES THEOREM; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034927232     PISSN: 09622802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096228001678227794     Document Type: Review

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