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. 2016 Sep;7(3):329-32.
doi: 10.1002/jrsm.1188. Epub 2015 Nov 20.

The design-by-treatment interaction model: a unifying framework for modelling loop inconsistency in network meta-analysis

Dan Jackson  1 , Paul Boddington  2 , Ian R White  2
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The design-by-treatment interaction model: a unifying framework for modelling loop inconsistency in network meta-analysis

Dan Jackson et al. Res Synth Methods. 2016 Sep.

Abstract

In this note, we clarify and prove the claim made Higgins et al. () that the design-by-treatment interaction model contains all possible loop inconsistency models. This claim provides a strong argument for using the design-by-treatment interaction model to describe loop inconsistencies in network meta-analysis. © 2015 The Authors. Research Synthesis Methods published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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