A matrix-based method of moments for fitting multivariate network meta-analysis models with multiple outcomes and random inconsistency effects.
Jackson Dan, Bujkiewicz Sylwia, Law Martin, +2 more·Biometrics
Random-effects meta-analyses are very commonly used in medical statistics. Recent methodological developments include multivariate (multiple outcomes) and network (multiple treatments) meta-analysis. Here, we provide a new model and corresponding estimation procedure for multivariate network meta-analysis, so that mult…