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Assumptions of Mixed Treatment Comparisons in Health Technology Assessments - Challenges and Possible Steps for Practical Application

The validity of mixed treatment comparisons (MTCs), also called network meta-analysis, relies on whether it is reasonable to accept the underlying assumptions on similarity, homogeneity, and consistency. The aim of this paper is to propose a practicable approach to addressing the underlying assumpti...

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Autores principales: Reken, Stefanie, Sturtz, Sibylle, Kiefer, Corinna, Böhler, Yvonne-Beatrice, Wieseler, Beate
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4979893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27508415
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160712