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16.9  Rare events (including zero frequencies)

16.9.1 Meta-analysis of rare events

16.9.2 Studies with zero-cell counts

16.9.3 Studies with no events

16.9.4 Confidence intervals when no events are observed

16.9.5 Validity of methods of meta-analysis for rare events