doi: 10.1136/ebmental-2019-300103.
Epub 2019 Jul 13.
Statistics in pills: meta-analysis of rare events
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Statistics in pills: meta-analysis of rare events
Evid Based Ment Health.
2019 Aug.
Abstract
Meta-analysis of rare events requires special considerations regarding which statistical method to use. This is because standard meta-analytical models are not well suited for the task, especially when some of the identified studies have reported zero events in one or more treatment groups.
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