Evidence synthesis for decision making in healthcare

Evidence synthesis for decision making in healthcare [electronic resource] / Nicky J. Welton ... [et al.]. - Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2012. - xii, 282 p. : ill. - Statistics in practice .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Bayesian methods and winBUGS -- Introduction to decision models -- Meta-analysis using Bayesian methods -- Exploring between study heterogeneity -- Model critique and evidence consistency in random effects meta-analysis -- Evidence synthesis in a decision modelling framework -- Multi-parameter evidence synthesis in epidemiological models -- Mixed treatment comparisons -- Markov models -- Generalised evidence synthesis -- Expected value of information for research prioritisation and study design.


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Evidence-based medicine--Statistical methods.


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