# Validity of indirect comparison for estimating efficacy of competing interventions: empirical evidence from published meta-analyses

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/validity-of-indirect-comparison-for-estimating-efficacy-of-competing/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Fujian Song,Douglas G Altman,Anne-Marie Glenny,Jonathan J Deeks |
| Citations | 947 |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmj.326.7387.472 |
| Fields | Decision Sciences,Health Professions,Mathematics |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/326/7387/472.full.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2140699272 |
| PMID | 12609941 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2003 |

## Paper authors

- [Fujian Song](https://scholariq.org/researchers/fujian-song/)

## Paper journal

- [BMJ](https://scholariq.org/journals/bmj/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Meta-analysis and systematic reviews](https://scholariq.org/topics/meta-analysis-and-systematic-reviews/)

## Paper topics

- [Meta-analysis and systematic reviews](https://scholariq.org/topics/meta-analysis-and-systematic-reviews/)
- [Health Policy Implementation Science](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-policy-implementation-science/)
- [Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference](https://scholariq.org/topics/statistical-methods-and-bayesian-inference/)

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