A comparison of the results of checked versus unchecked individual patient data meta-analyses

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 619-624

  Burdett, Sarah ^a   Stewart, Lesley Anne ^a  

^a MRC CLINICAL TRIALS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Individual patient data; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT CODING; PEER REVIEW; SURVIVAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; META-ANALYSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0036623162     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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