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ArticleAnnals of the rheumatic diseases2016

Heterogeneity, consistency and model fit should be assessed in Bayesian network meta-analysis.

Jie Wei, Chao Zeng, Guang-Hua Lei

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Article in Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jie WeiHealth Management Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public, Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Chao ZengDepartment of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Guang-Hua LeiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.

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6 · The paper itself

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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalBayes TheoremHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicSpondylitis, AnkylosingAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalDisease ActivityNSAIDsTreatment

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PMID26470721

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