A simple formula for enumerating comparisons in trials and network meta-analysis [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

We present use of a simple formula to calculate the number of pairwise comparisons of interventions within a single trial or network meta-analyses. We used the data from our previous network meta-analysis to build a study-based register and enumerated the direct pairwise comparisons from the trials...

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Main Authors: Farhad Shokraneh, Clive E. Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2019-04-01
Series:F1000Research
Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/8-38/v2