A method for assessing robustness of the results of a star-shaped network meta-analysis under the unidentifiable consistency assumption
Abstract Background In a star-shaped network, pairwise comparisons link treatments with a reference treatment (often placebo or standard care), but not with each other. Thus, comparisons between non-reference treatments rely on indirect evidence, and are based on the unidentifiable consistency assum...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01290-1 |