Effect of common comparators in indirect comparison analysis of the effectiveness of different inhaled corticosteroids in the treatment of asthma.

Indirect comparison (IC) and direct comparison (DC) of four inhaled corticosteroid (CS) treatments for asthma were conducted, and the factors that may influence the results of IC were investigated. Among those factors, we focused on the effect of common comparator selection in the treatment of asthm...

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Main Authors: Taro Kunitomi, Masayuki Hashiguchi, Mayumi Mochizuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4368804?pdf=render