Comparing multiple competing interventions in the absence of randomized trials using clinical risk-benefit analysis

Comparing multiple competing interventions in the absence of randomized trials using clinical risk-benefit analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To demonstrate the use of risk-benefit analysis for comparing multiple competing interventions in the absence of randomized trials, we applied this approach to the evaluation of five anticoagulants to prevent thrombosis in patients u...

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Main Authors: Lazo-Langner Alejandro, Rodger Marc A, Barrowman Nicholas J, Ramsay Tim, Wells Philip S, Coyle Douglas A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Risk-Benefit Analysis
Decision Making
Meta-Analysis
Methods
Monte Carlo Method
Risk
indirect comparison
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/3

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