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Application of causal inference methods in individual-participant data meta-analyses in medicine: addressing data handling and reporting gaps with new proposed reporting guidelines

Observational data provide invaluable real-world information in medicine, but certain methodological considerations are required to derive causal estimates. In this systematic review, we evaluated the methodology and reporting quality of individual-level patient data meta-analyses (IPD-MAs) conducte...

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Main Authors: Hufstedler, Heather (Author) , Mauer, Nicole (Author) , Yeboah, Edmund (Author) , Carr, Sinclair (Author) , Rahman, Sabahat (Author) , Danzer, Alexander M. (Author) , Debray, Thomas P. A. (Author) , de Jong, Valentijn M.T. (Author) , Campbell, Harlan (Author) , Gustafson, Paul (Author) , Maxwell, Lauren (Author) , Jänisch, Thomas (Author) , Matthay, Ellicott C. (Author) , Bärnighausen, Till (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: BMC medical research methodology
Year: 2024, Volume: 24, Pages: [1]-12
ISSN:1471-2288
DOI:10.1186/s12874-024-02210-9
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-024-02210-9
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Author Notes:Heather Hufstedler, Nicole Mauer, Edmund Yeboah, Sinclair Carr, Sabahat Rahman, Alexander M. Danzer, Thomas P. A. Debray, Valentijn M.T. de Jong, Harlan Campbell, Paul Gustafson, Lauren Maxwell, Thomas Jaenisch, Ellicott C. Matthay nad Till Bärnighausen

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