Data frame containing the number of deaths in 22 trials comparing beta blockers vs. control for preventing mortality after myocardial infarction (Carlin 1992; Dias et al. 2011) .
Format
A data frame with 44 rows and 5 variables:
- studyn
numeric study ID
- trtn
numeric treatment code
- trtc
treatment name
- r
total number of events
- n
total number of individuals
References
Carlin JB (1992).
“Meta-analysis for 2 x 2 tables: A bayesian approach.”
Statistics in Medicine, 11(2), 141--158.
doi:10.1002/sim.4780110202
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Dias S, Welton NJ, Sutton AJ, Ades AE (2011).
“NICE DSU Technical Support Document 2: A generalised linear modelling framework for pair-wise and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.”
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/nice-dsu.