Multivariate meta-analysis helps examine the impact of outcome reporting bias in Cochrane rheumatoid arthritis reviews

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 542-550

  Frosi, Giacomo ^a   Riley, Richard D ^b   Williamson, Paula R ^a   Kirkham, Jamie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Correlation; Multivariate meta analysis; Outcome reporting bias; Rheumatoid arthritis; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

AURANOFIN; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLISHING;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLICATION BIAS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84928289062     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.11.017     Document Type: Article

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