Consistency and inconsistency in network meta-analysis: model estimation using multivariate meta-regression

Research Synthesis Methods

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-125

  White, Ian R ^a   Barrett, Jessica K ^a   Jackson, Dan ^a   Higgins, Julian P T ^a,b  

^a MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84875612338     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17592887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jrsm.1045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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