Statistical approaches to identify subgroups in meta-analysis of individual participant data: a simulation study

Individual participant data meta-analysis (IPD-MA) is considered the gold standard for investigating subgroup effects. Frequently used regression-based approaches to detect subgroups in IPD-MA are: meta-regres...

Source: BMC Medical Research Methodology - September 2, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Michail Belias, Maroeska M. Rovers, Johannes B. Reitsma, Thomas P. A. Debray and Joanna IntHout Tags: Research article Source Type: research