ZHANGChao 1 , TAOHua 2 , LISheng 3,4 , ZENGXian-tao 1,4,5
  • 1. Center for Evidence-based Medicine and Clinical Research, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China;
  • 2. Management Office for Medical Research and Education, Zhengzhou Second Hospital, Zhengzhou 450006, China;
  • 3. Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China;
  • 4. Center for Evidence-based Medicine and Translational Research, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071;
  • 5. Clinical Research and Evaluation Unit, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
ZENGXian-tao, Email: zengxiantao1128@163.com
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Stata is statistical software that combines programming and un-programming, which is easy to operate, of high efficiency and good expansibility. In performing meta-analysis, Stata software also presents powerful function. The mvmeta package of Stata software is based on a multiple regression model to conduct network meta-analysis, and it also processes "multiple outcomes-multivariate" data. Currently, the disadvantages of mvmeta package include relatively cumbersome process, poor interest-risk sorting, and lack of drawing function in the process of conducting network meta-analysis. In this article, we introduce how to implement network meta-analysis using this package based on cases.

Citation: ZHANGChao, TAOHua, LISheng, ZENGXian-tao. Implementation of mvmeta Package of Stata Software in Network Meta-Analysis. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2014, 14(9): 1150-1159. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20140186 Copy

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