There are two main types of meta-analyses:
- Standard meta-analysis that combines results of multiple studies based on one question or problem
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"Network meta-analysis compares multiple interventions simultaneously by analyzing studies making different comparisons in the same analysis." (Source: Petticrew et al., 2013)
Network meta-analyses may also be known as a NMA, MTC Meta-Analysis, Multiple Treatment Meta-Analysis, Mixed Treatments Comparison, Multiple Treatments Comparison, Pair-Wise Meta-Analysis, Indirect Treatment Comparison, Multiple Treatment Comparison Meta-Analysis, Live Cumulative Network Analysis (Source: Temple University Libraries, 2021)