The importance of adjusting for potential confounders in Bayesian hierarchical models synthesising evidence from randomised and non-randomised studies: an application comparing treatments for abdominal aortic aneurysms

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Informing health care decision making may necessitate the synthesis of evidence from different study designs (e.g., randomised controlled trials, non-randomised/observational studies). Methods for synthesising different types of stud...

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Main Authors: Thabane Lehana, Pullenayegum Eleanor M, McCarron C Elizabeth, Goeree Ron, Tarride Jean-Eric
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/10/64