Evaluating agreement between bodies of evidence from randomized controlled trials and cohort studies in medical research: a meta-epidemiological study

Abstract Background Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies are the most common study design types used to assess the treatment effects of medical interventions. To evaluate the agreement of effect estimates between bodies of evidence (BoE) from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and...

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Main Authors: Nils Bröckelmann, Sara Balduzzi, Louisa Harms, Jessica Beyerbach, Maria Petropoulou, Charlotte Kubiak, Martin Wolkewitz, Joerg J. Meerpohl, Lukas Schwingshackl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02369-2