Individual participant data meta-analysis of prognostic factor studies: <it>state of the art?</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Prognostic factors are associated with the risk of a subsequent outcome in people with a given disease or health condition. Meta-analysis using individual participant data (IPD), where the raw data are synthesised from multiple studi...

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Main Authors: Abo-Zaid Ghada, Sauerbrei Willi, Riley Richard D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/56