Hypothesis testing in Bayesian network meta-analysis

Abstract Background Network meta-analysis is an extension of the classical pairwise meta-analysis and allows to compare multiple interventions based on both head-to-head comparisons within trials and indirect comparisons across trials. Bayesian or frequentist models are applied to obtain effect esti...

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Main Authors: Lorenz Uhlmann, Katrin Jensen, Meinhard Kieser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-018-0574-y