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Heterogeneity, consistency and model fit should be assessed in Bayesian network meta-analysis
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  1. Jie Wei1,2,
  2. Chao Zeng3,
  3. Guang-hua Lei3
  1. 1Health Management Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
  2. 2Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public, Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
  3. 3Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
  1. Correspondence to Dr Guang-hua Lei, Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road, Changsha, Hunan Province 410008, China; lgh9640{at}sina.cn

https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-208658

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