Estimating the contribution of studies in network meta-analysis: paths, flows and streams [version 1; referees: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

In network meta-analysis, it is important to assess the influence of the limitations or other characteristics of individual studies on the estimates obtained from the network. The percentage contribution matrix, which shows how much each direct treatment effect contributes to each treatment effect e...

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Main Authors: Theodoros Papakonstantinou, Adriani Nikolakopoulou, Gerta Rücker, Anna Chaimani, Guido Schwarzer, Matthias Egger, Georgia Salanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2018-05-01
Series:F1000Research
Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/7-610/v1