Journal article
Recurrent events in meta-analysis of multiple clinical trials.
Abstract
AIM: To study the efficacy and safety of drug or therapy with recurrent events in meta-analysis of multiple clinical trials.
METHODS: A nonparametric approach is proposed to estimate the rates of recurrent events for meta-analysis of trials. The method was used in meta-analysis of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor clinical trials to analyze the relative rates and the excess rates between ACE inhibitor and placebo treatment groups …
Authors
Wang Y; Flather M; Yusuf S; Wang YH; Li LX; Wang ZC
Journal
Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, Vol. 20, No. 6, pp. 495–499
Publication Date
6 1999
ISSN
1671-4083