Research article

The importance of adjusting for potential confounders in Bayesian hierarchical models synthesising evidence from randomised and non-randomised studies: an application comparing treatments for abdominal aortic aneurysms

C Elizabeth McCarron^1,²^*, Eleanor M Pullenayegum^1,³, Lehana Thabane^1,³, Ron Goeree^1,² and Jean-Eric Tarride^1,²

¹ Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

² Programs for Assessment of Technology in Health (PATH) Research Institute, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

³ Biostatistics Unit, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10:64 doi:10.1186/1471-2288-10-64

Published: 9 July 2010

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