A microsoft-excel based tool for running and critically appraising simple network meta-analyses using winbugs – an overview and application
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A Microsoft-Excel-based tool for running and critically appraising network meta-analyses—an overview and application of NetMetaXL
BACKGROUND The use of network meta-analysis has increased dramatically in recent years. WinBUGS, a freely available Bayesian software package, has been the most widely used software package to conduct network meta-analyses. However, the learning curve for WinBUGS can be daunting, especially for new users. Furthermore, critical appraisal of network meta-analyses conducted in WinBUGS can be chall...
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عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.03.1179