Automatic data extraction to support meta-analysis statistical analysis: a case study on breast cancer

Abstract Background Meta-analyses aggregate results of different clinical studies to assess the effectiveness of a treatment. Despite their importance, meta-analyses are time-consuming and labor-intensive as they involve reading hundreds of research articles and extracting data. The number of resear...

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Main Authors: Faith Wavinya Mutinda, Kongmeng Liew, Shuntaro Yada, Shoko Wakamiya, Eiji Aramaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-022-01897-4