Combining treatment effects from mixed populations in meta-analysis: a review of methods

Abstract Background Meta-analysis is a useful method for combining evidence from multiple studies to detect treatment effects that could perhaps not be identified in a single study. While traditionally meta-analysis has assumed that populations of included studies are comparable, over recent years t...

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Main Authors: Lorna Wheaton, Sandro Gsteiger, Stephanie Hubbard, Sylwia Bujkiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-025-02507-3
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