blocker {gemtc}

Beta blockers to prevent mortality after myocardial infarction

Description

A dataset of 22 trials investigating beta blockers versus control to prevent mortality after myocardial infarction. Number of events and sample size.

Format

A meta-analysis dataset containing 44 rows of arm-based data (responders and sample size).

Source

S. Dias, A.J. Sutton, A.E. Ades, and N.J. Welton (2013a), A Generalized Linear Modeling Framework for Pairwise and Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials, Medical Decision Making 33(5):607-617. [doi:10.1177/0272989X12458724]

J.B. Carlin (1992), Meta-analysis for 2 × 2 tables: a Bayesian approach, Statistics in Medicine 11(2):141-158. [doi:10.1002/sim.4780110202]