Choice of effect measure for meta-analyses of dichotomous outcomes influenced the identified heterogeneity and direction of small-study effects

The aim of this study was to compare the use of odds ratio (OR), risk ratio (RR), and risk difference (RD) in meta-analyses of dichotomous outcomes and assess their influence on their results.

Gespeichert in:
Autor*in:

Papageorgiou, Spyridon N. [verfasserIn]

Tsiranidou, Elli

Antonoglou, Georgios N.

Deschner, James

Jäger, Andreas

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2015

Schlagwörter:

Risk ratio

Effect measure

Systematic reviews

Risk difference

Odds ratio

Dentistry

Meta-analysis

Umfang:

8

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: Influence of external loads on structure and photoactuation in densely crosslinked azo-incorporated liquid crystalline polymers - Li, Chenzhe ELSEVIER, 2017transfer abstract, including pharmacoepidemiology reports, Amsterdam [u.a.]

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:68 ; year:2015 ; number:5 ; pages:534-541 ; extent:8

Links:

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DOI / URN:

10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.01.004

Katalog-ID:

ELV034643567

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