Cochrane Collaboration
Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis Methods Group


The Methods Group comprises individuals who are involved or interested in the conduct of systematic reviews that include IPD. Our role is to help Cochrane Collaboration reviewers decide whether it would be appropriate for their systematic review to be conducted using individual patient data and, if so, to offer advice on how to do so.

Cochrane authors are encouraged to contact the convenors for advice on specific areas of IPD review, ideally through their appropriate CRG liaison. Where possible, advice will be based on empirical evidence from research conducted by Group members or others. We are willing to help with specific Cochrane reviews and the convenors can bring appropriate authors and methodologists into direct contact should the need arise.


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