Statistical analysis of individual participant data meta-analyses: a comparison of methods and recommendations for practice

BACKGROUND: Individual participant data (IPD) meta-analyses that obtain "raw" data from studies rather than summary data typically adopt a "two-stage" approach to analysis whereby IPD within trials generate summary measures, which are combined using standard meta-analytical metho...

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Main Authors: Stewart, G, Altman, D, Askie, L, Duley, L, Simmonds, M, Stewart, L
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012