Metamedian: an R package for meta-analyzing studies reporting medians

When performing an aggregate data meta-analysis of a continuous outcome, researchers often come across primary studies that report the sample median of the outcome. However, standard meta-analytic methods typically cannot be directly applied in this setting. In recent years, there has been substanti...

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Hauptverfasser: McGrath, Sean (VerfasserIn) , Zhao, Xiaofei (VerfasserIn) , Ozturk, Omer (VerfasserIn) , Katzenschlager, Stephan (VerfasserIn) , Steele, Russell (VerfasserIn) , Benedetti, Andrea (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 10 December 2023
In: Research synthesis methods
Year: 2024, Jahrgang: 15, Heft: 2, Pages: 332-346
ISSN:1759-2887
DOI:10.1002/jrsm.1686
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1686
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jrsm.1686
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Verfasserangaben:Sean McGrath, XiaoFei Zhao, Omer Ozturk, Stephan Katzenschlager, Russell Steele, Andrea Benedetti

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