Interval estimation of the overall treatment effect in a meta-analysis of a few small studies with zero events

When a meta-analysis consists of a few small trials that report zero events, accounting for heterogeneity in the (interval) estimation of the overall effect is challenging. Typically, we predefine meta-analytical methods to be employed. In practice, data poses restrictions that lead to deviations fr...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos Pateras, Stavros Nikolakopoulos, Dimitris Mavridis, Kit C.B. Roes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865417300583