Drawing of Network Plots of Network Meta-Analysis_Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Authors：

ZHANG Chao ¹ , XU Chang ² ,  ZENG Xiantao ^1,3

1. Center for Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Research, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China;2. Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China;3. Department of Stomatology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China;

Corresponding author：

ZENG Xiantao, Email: zengxiantao1128@163.com

Keywords：

Network meta-analysis; Network plot; Network package; Gemtc package; ADDIS software; Stata software; R software

DOI：

10.7507/1672-2531.20130236

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Network plots can clearly present the relationships among the direct comparisons of various interventions in a network meta-analysis. Currently, there are some methods of drawing network plots. However, the information provided by a network plot and the interface-friendly degree to a user differ in the kinds of software. This article briefly introduces how to draw network plots using the network package and gemtc package that base on R Software, Stata software, and ADDIS software, and it also compares the similarities and differences among them.

Citation： ZHANG Chao,XU Chang,ZENG Xiantao. Drawing of Network Plots of Network Meta-Analysis. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2013, 13(11): 1382-1386. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20130236 Copy

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6. 张超, 董圣杰, 曾宪涛. R软件gemtc程序包在网状Meta分析中的应用. 中国循证医学杂志, 2013, 13(10): 1258-1264.
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