Journal article
Conducting proportional meta-analysis in different types of systematic reviews: a guide for synthesisers of evidence
Abstract
BackgroundSingle group data present unique challenges for synthesises of evidence. Proportional meta-analysis is becoming an increasingly common technique employed for the synthesis of single group data. Proportional meta-analysis shares many similarities with the conduct and reporting of comparative, or pairwise, meta-analysis. While robust and comprehensive methods exist detailing how researchers can conduct a meta-analysis that compares two …
Authors
Barker TH; Migliavaca CB; Stein C; Colpani V; Falavigna M; Aromataris E; Munn Z
Journal
BMC Medical Research Methodology, Vol. 21, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1186/s12874-021-01381-z
ISSN
1471-2288