What is a multiple treatments meta-analysis?

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-153

  Cipriani, A ^a   Barbui, C ^a   Rizzo, C ^a   Salanti, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

indirect estimate; meta analysis; mixed treatment comparison; network meta analysis; ranking; systematic review

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PSYCHIATRY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84861082329     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796011000837     Document Type: Review

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