Visualizing Assumptions and Results in Network Meta-analysis: The Network Graphs Package

Stata Journal - Tập 15 Số 4 - Trang 905-950 - 2015
Anna Chaimani1, Georgia Salanti1
1Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece

Tóm tắt

Network meta-analysis has been established in recent years as a particularly useful evidence synthesis tool. However, it is still challenging to develop understandable and concise ways to present data, assumptions, and results from network meta-analysis to inform decision making and evaluate the credibility of the results. In this article, we provide a suite of commands with graphical tools to facilitate the understanding of data, the evaluation of assumptions, and the interpretation of findings from network meta-analysis.

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