Estimating required information size by quantifying diversity in random-effects model meta-analyses

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is increasing awareness that meta-analyses require a sufficiently large information size to detect or reject an anticipated intervention effect. The required information size in a meta-analysis may be calculated from an anticip...

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Main Authors: Gluud Christian, Brok Jesper, Thorlund Kristian, Wetterslev Jørn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/9/86