Methodological problems in the use of indirect comparisons for evaluating healthcare interventions: survey of published systematic reviews.

Methodological problems in the use of indirect comparisons for evaluating healthcare interventions: survey of published systematic reviews.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate basic assumptions and other methodological problems in the application of indirect comparison in systematic reviews of competing healthcare interventions. DESIGN: Survey of published systematic reviews. Inclusion criteria Systematic reviews published between 2000 and 2007 i...

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Main Authors:	Song, F, Loke, Y, Walsh, T, Glenny, A, Eastwood, A, Altman, D
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	2009

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