ArticleAtencion primaria2014
[Basic concepts for network meta-analysis].
Article in Atencion primaria, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effect of vitamin D, calcium, or combined supplementation on fall prevention: a systematic review and updated network meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Post-hemorrhoidectomy pain: can surgeons reduce it? A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized trials.International journal of colorectal disease · 2021Pooled it
- Approach to the Concept of Multidimensional Quality in Carrots Through Digital Tools With a Geospatial Component.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
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- Network meta-analysis, a new statistical technique at urologists' disposal to improve decision making.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have long been fundamental tools for evidence-based clinical practice. Initially, meta-analyses were proposed as a technique that could improve the accuracy and the statistical power of previous research from individual studies with small sample size. However, one of its main limitations has been the fact of being able to compare no more than two treatments in an analysis, even when the clinical research question necessitates that we compare multiple interventions. Network meta-analysis (NMA) uses novel statistical methods that incorporate information from both direct and indirect treatment comparisons in a network of studies examining the effects of various competing treatments, estimating comparisons between many treatments in a single analysis. Despite its potential limitations, NMA applications in clinical epidemiology can be of great value in situations where there are several treatments that have been compared against a common comparator. Also, NMA can be relevant to a research or clinical question when many treatments must be considered or when there is a mix of both direct and indirect information in the body of evidence.
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