A graphical method for exploring heterogeneity in meta-analyses: Application to a meta-analysis of 65 trials

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 2641-2652

  Baujat, Bertrand ^a   Mahé, Cédric ^a   Pignon, Jean Pierre ^a   Hill, Catherine ^a  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

Graphical method; Head and neck cancer; Heterogeneity; Individual patient data; Meta analysis; Meta regression

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLUOROURACIL; PLATINUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DATA DISPLAY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; META-ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

EID: 0037201035     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sim.1221     Document Type: Article

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