ArticleBMJ evidence-based medicine2023
The complexity underlying treatment rankings: how to use them and what to look at.
Article in BMJ evidence-based medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Chlorhexidine vs Povidone-Iodine and Incidence of Catheter-Related Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing serious adverse events after primary total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized trials.Acta orthopaedica · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions on anxiety, depression, and quality of life in patients with epilepsy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Insulin regimens for adults living with type 1 diabetes mellitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Treatment recommendations based on network meta-analysis: Rules for risk-averse decision-makers.Research synthesis methods · 2025Article
- Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors combination therapy for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a network meta-analysis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Article
- Beading plot: a novel graphics for ranking interventions in network evidence.BMC medical research methodology · 2024Article
- Choosing Intraocular Lenses in Patients Undergoing Bilateral Cataract Extraction-One Size Does Not Fit All.JAMA ophthalmology · 2022Article
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