Trial sequential analysis has the potential to improve the reliability of conclusions in meta-analysis

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 254-255

  Imberger, Georgina ^a   Wetterslev, Jørn ^a   Gluud, Chistian ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICISM; LETTER; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84882770580     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2013.07.008     Document Type: Letter

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