Education And Debate
Simultaneous comparison of multiple treatments: combining direct and indirect evidence
BMJ 2005; 331 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.331.7521.897 (Published 13 October 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:897
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