Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10513552 | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 2014 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Systematic reviews of interventions are typically used to evaluate the effects of treatments, one indication at a time. Here, we argue that, with due attention to methodological caveats, much can be learned by comparing the effects of a given treatment across many related indications.
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Authors
Yen-Fu Chen, Karla Hemming, Peter J. Chilton, Keshav K. Gupta, Douglas G. Altman, Richard J. Lilford,