A model-based correction for outcome reporting bias in meta-analysis

Biostatistics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 370-383

  Copas, John ^a   Dwan, Kerry ^b   Kirkham, Jamie ^b   Williamson, Paula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bias correction; Meta analysis; ORBIT classification; Outcome reporting bias; Selective reporting

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL BIAS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896748881     PISSN: 14654644     EISSN: 14684357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxt046     Document Type: Article

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