This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/synthesis-type defines the following codes:
\n \n \n \n \n \n Code\n \n | \n \n \n \n Display\n \n | \n \n \n \n Definition\n \n | \n \n
\n \n \n \n std-MA\n \n \n \n | \n \n summary data meta-analysis | \n \n A meta-analysis of the summary data of estimates from individual studies or data sets. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n IPD-MA\n \n \n \n | \n \n individual patient data meta-analysis | \n \n A meta-analysis of the individual participant data from individual studies or data sets. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n indirect-NMA\n \n \n \n | \n \n indirect network meta-analysis | \n \n An indirect meta-analysis derived from 2 or more direct comparisons in a network meta-analysis. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n combined-NMA\n \n \n \n | \n \n combined direct plus indirect network meta-analysis | \n \n An composite meta-analysis derived from direct comparisons and indirect comparisons in a network meta-analysis. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n range\n \n \n \n | \n \n range of results | \n \n A range of results across a body of evidence. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n classification\n \n \n \n | \n \n classifcation of results | \n \n An approach describing a body of evidence by categorically classifying individual studies (eg 3 studies showed beneft and 2 studied found no effect). | \n \n
\n \n \n \n pooled\n \n \n \n | \n \n pooled rates | \n \n An unweighted average. | \n \n
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