Efthimiou, Orestis (2019). Statistics in pills: meta-analysis of rare events. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 22(3), p. 102. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/ebmental-2019-300103
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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.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Efthimiou, Orestis |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services |
ISSN: |
1362-0347 |
Publisher: |
BMJ Publishing Group |
Funders: |
[4] Swiss National Science Foundation |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Doris Kopp Heim |
Date Deposited: |
18 Dec 2019 10:54 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:34 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1136/ebmental-2019-300103 |
PubMed ID: |
31302610 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.137054 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/137054 |