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The robust error meta-regression method for dose-response meta-analysis.
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
, 2018 , Article)
Dose-response meta-analysis has been widely employed in evidence-based decision-making. Currently, the most popular approach is the one or two-stage generalized least squares for trend model. This approach however has some ...
A unified framework for bias assessment in clinical research
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
, 2019 , Article)
Methodological flaws, limitations, and inadequate practices in research are well known and pose threats to the internal validity of any research study. However, there are ways of safeguarding research conduct to reduce the ...
Selecting the best meta-analytic estimator for evidence-based practice: a simulation study.
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
, 2019 , Article)
Studies included in meta-analysis can produce results that depart from the true population parameter of interest due to systematic and/or random errors. Synthesis of these results in meta-analysis aims to generate an ...
A new improved graphical and quantitative method for detecting bias in meta-analysis.
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
, 2018 , Article)
Detection of publication and related biases remains suboptimal and threatens the validity and interpretation of meta-analytical findings. When bias is present, it usually differentially affects small and large studies ...
Effectiveness of Different Topical Treatments in the Healing of Pressure Injuries: A Network Meta-analysis.
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
Pressure injuries (PIs) are one of the most common types of complex wounds and impose a huge economic burden on the healthcare system and the patients. A plethora of topical treatments is widely available for PI treatment, ...
Methodological quality assessment should move beyond design specificity.
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
, 2023 , Article)
This study aimed to assess the utility of a unified tool (MASTER) for bias assessment against design-specific tools in terms of content and coverage. Each of the safeguards in the design-specific tools was compared and ...
Comment on a review of methods to assess publication and other reporting biases in meta-analysis
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
, 2022 , Article)
We read with interest the well-written review on the assessment of publication and other reporting biases in meta-analysis by Page et al.1 in which both funnel plots and tests for its asymmetry were described. The decision ...
A new method for synthesizing test accuracy data outperformed the bivariate method
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
This paper outlines the development of a new method (split component synthesis; SCS) for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies and assesses its performance against the commonly used bivariate random effects model. ...
Determining the conclusiveness of a meta-analysis.
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Wolters Kluwer Health
, 2024 , Article)
The pursuit of conclusive evidence related to an unanswered foreground (decision-making) question has been the driving factor behind multiple ongoing and planned randomized controlled trials as well as meta-analyses. ...
Comparison of bias adjustment in meta-analysis using data-based and opinion-based methods.
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Wolters Kluwer Health
, 2024 , Article)
Several methods exist for bias adjustment of meta-analysis results, but there has been no comprehensive comparison with unadjusted methods. We compare 6 bias-adjustment methods with 2 unadjusted methods to examine how these ...