Simultaneous comparison of multiple treatments: combining direct and indirect evidence

BMJ. 2005 Oct 15;331(7521):897-900. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7521.897.

Abstract

How can policy makers decide which of five treatments is the best? Standard meta-analysis provides little help but evidence based decisions are possible

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bias
  • Data Interpretation, Statistical
  • Decision Making*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine*
  • Humans
  • Meta-Analysis as Topic
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic