Abstract:T he Authors' Reply-We will comment on a few methodological issues mentioned in the letter by Singer et al., discuss the role of content experts in evidence synthesis, and then move to the larger issue, using midodrine in orthostatic hypotension.First, the letter mentions two fallacies relating to metaanalysis: the notion that meta-analysis is only appropriate when the studies are negative or equivocal; and that outliers should not be included in meta-analysis. Both statements are clearly incorrect and contrad… Show more
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