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Review
. 2018 Aug;21(3):123.
doi: 10.1136/eb-2014-101899. Epub 2014 Jul 9.

Missing outcome data in meta-analysis

Dimitris Mavridis  1   2 , Anna Chaimani  1 , Orestis Efthimiou  1 , Georgia Salanti  1
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Review

Missing outcome data in meta-analysis

Dimitris Mavridis et al. Evid Based Ment Health. 2018 Aug.

Abstract

Missing outcome data is a common problem in mental health trials compromising the validity of results and leading to the loss of precision. The problem is accumulated in a meta-analysis of clinical trials with missing outcome data.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: DM and GS received research funding from the European Research Council (IMMA 260559), AC and OE received funding from Greek national funds through the operational programme ‘Education and Lifelong Learning’ of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF)–Research Funding Program: ARISTEIA. Investing in knowledge society through the European Social Fund.

References

    1. Mavridis D, Chaimani A, Efthimiou O, et al. . Addressing missing outcome data in meta-analysis. EBMH, 17. - PubMed