Response to "A method was developed for correcting the bias in the usual study weights in meta-analyses" by Walter and Balakrishnan
J Clin Epidemiol
.
2024 Apr 10:111357.
doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111357.
Online ahead of print.
Authors
Mark Simmonds
1
,
Anna Chaimani
2
,
Joanne McKenzie
3
,
Catrin Tudur-Smith
4
,
Areti-Angeliki Veroniki
5
;
Cochrane Statistical Methods Group co-convenors
Affiliations
1
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK. Electronic address: Mark.simmonds@york.ac.uk.
2
Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Paris, France.
3
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
4
Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
5
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
PMID:
38604272
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111357
No abstract available
Keywords:
Fixed effects; Meta-analysis; Weights.