An evaluation of homogeneity tests in meta-analyses in pain using simulations of individual patient data.
In this paper we consider the validity and power of some commonly used statistics for assessing the degree of homogeneity between trials in a meta-analysis. We show, using simulated individual patient data typical of that occurring in randomized controlled trials in pain, that the most commonly used...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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