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Technical Appendix 8C: Comparison with Briggs and Tambour’s
(2001) Approach ................................................................................230
9. Mixed Treatment Comparisons, Evidence Synthesis ..........................233
9.1 Introduction .......................................................................................233
9.2 MTCs ................................................................................................... 233
9.2.1 Direct Comparison ..............................................................234
9.2.2 Indirect Treatment Comparison (ITC) .............................. 234
9.2.3 Meta-Analysis .......................................................................234
9.2.4 Networ