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Introducing the Treatment Hierarchy Question in Network Meta-Analysis

Georgia Salanti, Adriani Nikolakopoulou, Orestis Efthimiou

    American Journal of Epidemiology
    |February 11, 2022
    PubMed
    Summary

    Network meta-analysis helps rank treatments, but research questions are often unclear. Defining a specific "treatment hierarchy question" ensures appropriate ranking metrics are used, improving comparative effectiveness research and avoiding controversy.

    Keywords:
    multiple treatmentsnetwork meta-analysisprobabilityrankingsurface under the cumulative ranking curvetreatment hierarchy

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