How to plan and manage an individual participant data meta‐analysis. An illustrative toolkit
How to plan and manage an individual participant data meta‐analysis. An illustrative toolkit
Abstract Individual participant data meta‐analyses (IPD‐MAs) have several benefits over standard aggregate data meta‐analyses, including the consideration of additional participants, follow‐up time, and the joint consideration of study‐ and participant‐level heterogeneity for improved diagnostic and prognostic model development and evaluation. However, IPD‐MAs are resource‐intensive and require careful budgeting of time …