Importance of the methods used to support the node-making process in network meta-analysis

Affiliations

¹ Centre d'Epidémiologie Clinique, Hôpital Hôtel Dieu, INSERM UMR 1153, 1, Place du Parvis Notre-Dame, 75181 PARIS Cedex 4, Paris, France.
² Centre d'Epidémiologie Clinique, Hôpital Hôtel Dieu, INSERM UMR 1153, 1, Place du Parvis Notre-Dame, 75181 PARIS Cedex 4, Paris, France. Electronic address: ayavchitz@gmail.com.

Comment

Arthur James et al. J Clin Epidemiol. 2018 Sep.

. 2018 Sep:101:125-126.

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.04.010. Epub 2018 Apr 17.

¹ Centre d'Epidémiologie Clinique, Hôpital Hôtel Dieu, INSERM UMR 1153, 1, Place du Parvis Notre-Dame, 75181 PARIS Cedex 4, Paris, France.
² Centre d'Epidémiologie Clinique, Hôpital Hôtel Dieu, INSERM UMR 1153, 1, Place du Parvis Notre-Dame, 75181 PARIS Cedex 4, Paris, France. Electronic address: ayavchitz@gmail.com.

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Node-making process in network meta-analysis of nonpharmacological treatment are poorly reported.
James A, Yavchitz A, Ravaud P, Boutron I. James A, et al. J Clin Epidemiol. 2018 May;97:95-102. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.11.018. Epub 2017 Nov 28. J Clin Epidemiol. 2018. PMID: 29196202
Node-making processes in network meta-analysis of nonpharmacological interventions should be well planned and reported.
Shi C, Westby M, Norman G, Dumville JC, Cullum N. Shi C, et al. J Clin Epidemiol. 2018 Sep;101:124-125. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.04.009. Epub 2018 Apr 18. J Clin Epidemiol. 2018. PMID: 29678507 No abstract available.