Evaluation of inconsistency in networks of interventions

Areti Angeliki Veroniki; Haris S Vasiliadis; Julian P T Higgins; Georgia Salanti

doi:10.1093/ije/dys222

Evaluation of inconsistency in networks of interventions

Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Haris S Vasiliadis, Julian P T Higgins, Georgia Salanti

Bristol Medical School (PHS)

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Abstract

The assumption of consistency, defined as agreement between direct and indirect sources of evidence, underlies the increasingly popular method of network meta-analysis. No evidence exists so far regarding the extent of inconsistency in full networks of interventions or the factors that control its statistical detection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	332-45
Number of pages	14
Journal	International Journal of Epidemiology
Volume	42
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys222
Publication status	Published - Feb 2013

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