Abstract
Methods are introduced and illustrated for synthesizing evidence from case-control and cohort studies, and controlled trials, accounting for differences among the studies in their design, length of follow-up and quality. The methods, based on hierarchical but nonexchangeable Bayesian models, are illustrated in a synthesis of disparate information about the health effects of passive exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.
Citation
Robert L. Wolpert. Kerrie L. Mengersen. "Adjusted Likelihoods for Synthesizing Empirical Evidence from Studies that Differ in Quality and Design: Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke." Statist. Sci. 19 (3) 450 - 471, August 2004. https://doi.org/10.1214/088342304000000350
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