Utilization of the evidence from studies with no events in meta-analyses of adverse events: an empirical investigation

Utilization of the evidence from studies with no events in meta-analyses of adverse events: an empirical investigation

Abstract Backgrounds Zero-events studies frequently occur in systematic reviews of adverse events, which consist of an important source of evidence. We aimed to examine how evidence of zero-events studies was utilized in the meta-analyses of systematic reviews of adverse events. Methods We conducted...

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Main Authors: Chang Xu, Xiaoqin Zhou, Liliane Zorzela, Ke Ju, Luis Furuya-Kanamori, Lifeng Lin, Cuncun Lu, Omran A. H. Musa, Sunita Vohra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Systematic review
Meta-analysis
Adverse events
Zero-events studies
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02008-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02008-2

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