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. 2022 Aug;115(8):313-321.
doi: 10.1177/01410768221113196.

The development of network meta-analysis

Andrew Lee  1
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The development of network meta-analysis

Andrew Lee. J R Soc Med. 2022 Aug.
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Estimate for the number of published network meta-analyses 2004 to 2020.
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