Exploring Treatment by covariate interactions using subgroup analysis and meta-regression in Cochrane reviews: A review of recent practice

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Donegan, Sarah ^a   Williams, Lisa ^a   Dias, Sofia ^b   Tudur Smith, Catrin ^a   Welton, Nicky ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COVARIATE INTERACTION; DATA ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERACTION ANALYSIS; META REGRESSION TECHNIQUE; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL CONCEPTS; SUBGROUP ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; PRECISION MEDICINE;

EID: 84934893163     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128804     Document Type: Article

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