Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10486173 | Value in Health | 2015 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Including additional evidence increases the precision of a “focal” treatment comparison of interest. Once the comparison of interest is connected to all others via “first-order” indirect evidence, there is no additional benefit in including higher order comparisons. This conclusion is generalizable to any number of treatment comparisons, which would then all be considered “focal.” The increase in precision is modest when direct evidence is already strong, or there is a high degree of heterogeneity.
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Authors
Deborah M. PhD, Sofia PhD, Nicky J. PhD,