Predicting the extent of heterogeneity in meta-analysis, using empirical data from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Background Many meta-analyses contain only a small number of studies, which makes it difficult to estimate the extent of between-study heterogeneity. Bayesian meta-analysis allows incorporation of external evidence on heterogeneity, and offers advantages over conventional random-effects meta-analysi...

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Autores principales: Turner, Rebecca M, Davey, Jonathan, Clarke, Mike J, Thompson, Simon G, Higgins, Julian PT
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
Materias:
Methodology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3396310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22461129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys041

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3396310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22461129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys041

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