Evidence synthesis for decision making in healthcare [electronic resource] / Nicky J. Welton ... [et al.].
Series: Statistics in practicePublication details: Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.Description: xii, 282 p. : illISBN:- 9780470061091 (cloth)
- 9781119942979 (e-book)
- 362.1068/4 23
- R723.7 .E95 2012eb
eBooks
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Bayesian methods and winBUGS -- Introduction to decision models -- Meta-analysis using Bayesian methods -- Exploring between study heterogeneity -- Model critique and evidence consistency in random effects meta-analysis -- Evidence synthesis in a decision modelling framework -- Multi-parameter evidence synthesis in epidemiological models -- Mixed treatment comparisons -- Markov models -- Generalised evidence synthesis -- Expected value of information for research prioritisation and study design.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.