A scoping review of indirect comparison methods and applications using individual patient data

Abstract Background Several indirect comparison methods, including network meta-analyses (NMAs), using individual patient data (IPD) have been developed to synthesize evidence from a network of trials. Although IPD indirect comparisons are published with increasing frequency in health care literatur...

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Main Authors: Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Sharon E. Straus, Charlene Soobiah, Meghan J. Elliott, Andrea C. Tricco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-016-0146-y