Tutorial on multivariate meta-analysis

This page contains the necessary material for a hands-on tutorial on multivariate meta-analysis using Stata. The tutorial will be offered as a lecture within the course "Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis", which is a part of the curriculum leading towards a MSc degree in "Clinical Investigation" at the New York University School of Medicine. The course is organised by Dr Sripal Bangalore.

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