Individual participant data (IPD) meta-analyses of diagnostic and prognostic modeling studies: guidance on their use

PLoS Med. 2015 Oct 13;12(10):e1001886. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001886. eCollection 2015 Oct.

Authors

Thomas P A Debray¹, Richard D Riley², Maroeska M Rovers³, Johannes B Reitsma¹, Karel G M Moons¹; Cochrane IPD Meta-analysis Methods group

Affiliations

¹ Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; The Dutch Cochrane Centre, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
² Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, The United Kingdom.
³ Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboudumc Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research*
Decision Support Techniques*
Diagnosis*
Humans
Meta-Analysis as Topic*
Models, Statistical
Prognosis
Research Design
Risk Assessment
Validation Studies as Topic

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