Network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials: Direct and indirect treatment comparisons

European Journal of Oral Implantology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-62

  Buti, Jacopo ^a,b   Glenny, Anne Marie ^a   Worthington, Helen V ^a   Nieri, Michele ^b   Baccini, Michela ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Regional Reference Center for Cancer Screening   (Italy)

Author keywords

Indirect comparisons; Mixed treatment comparison; Network meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SOFTWARE;

EID: 79958246031     PISSN: 17562406     EISSN: 17562414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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