Linear mixed model approach to network meta-analysis for continuous outcomes in periodontal research

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 204-212

  Tu, Yu Kang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

guided tissue regeneration; linear mixed model; mixed treatments comparisons; network meta analysis; randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DENTAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; PERIODONTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALGORITHMS; DENTAL RESEARCH; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION, PERIODONTAL; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PERIODONTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84922788091     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.12362     Document Type: Article

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