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. 2019 Aug;22(3):102.
doi: 10.1136/ebmental-2019-300103. Epub 2019 Jul 13.

Statistics in pills: meta-analysis of rare events

Orestis Efthimiou

Statistics in pills: meta-analysis of rare events

Orestis Efthimiou. 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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Competing interests: None declared.

References

    1. Efthimiou O. Practical guide to the meta-analysis of rare events. Evid Based Ment Health 2018;21:72–6. 10.1136/eb-2018-102911 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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