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Review
. 2005 Oct 15;331(7521):897-900.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7521.897.

Simultaneous comparison of multiple treatments: combining direct and indirect evidence

Deborah M Caldwell  1 , A E Ades, J P T Higgins
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Review

Simultaneous comparison of multiple treatments: combining direct and indirect evidence

Deborah M Caldwell et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

How can policy makers decide which of five treatments is the best? Standard meta-analysis provides little help but evidence based decisions are possible

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