Individual participant data meta-analyses should not ignore clustering
(2013)
Journal Article
Abo-Zaid, G., Guo, B., Deeks, J. J., Debray, T. P., Steyerberg, E. W., Moons, K. G., & Riley, R. D. (2013). Individual participant data meta-analyses should not ignore clustering. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 66(8), Article 865-873.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.12.017
Objectives Individual participant data (IPD) meta-analyses often analyze their IPD as if coming from a single study. We compare this approach with analyses that rather account for clustering of patients within studies. Study Design and Setting... Read More about Individual participant data meta-analyses should not ignore clustering.