Network meta-analysis

Stata Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 951-985

  White, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mixed treatment comparisons; Multiple treatments meta analysis; Network components; Network convert; Network forest; Network import; Network map; Network meta; Network meta analysis; Network pattern; Network query; Network rank; Network setup; Network sidesplit; Network table; Network unset; St0410

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001084853     PISSN: 1536867X     EISSN: 15368734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1536867x1501500403     Document Type: Article

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