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\name{read.mtv}

\alias{read.mtv}

\title{Import RevMan 4 data files (.mtv)}

\usage{

read.mtv(file)

}

\arguments{

\item{file}{The name of a file to read data values from.}

}

\value{

A data frame containing the following components:

\item{comp.no}{Comparison number.}

\item{outcome.no}{Outcome number.}

\item{group.no}{Group number.}

\item{studlab}{Study label.}

\item{year}{Year of publication.}

\item{event.e}{Number of events in experimental group.}

\item{n.e}{Number of observations in experimental group.}

\item{event.c}{Number of events in control group.}

\item{n.c}{Number of observations in control group.}

\item{mean.e}{Estimated mean in experimental group.}

\item{sd.e}{Standard deviation in experimental group.}

\item{mean.c}{Estimated mean in control group.}

\item{sd.c}{Standard deviation in control group.}

\item{O.E}{Observed minus expected (IPD analysis).}

\item{V}{Variance of \code{O.E} (IPD analysis).}

\item{order}{Ordering of studies.}

\item{conceal}{Concealment of treatment allocation.}

\item{grplab}{Group label.}

\item{type}{Type of outcome. D = dichotomous, C = continuous, P =

IPD.}

\item{outclab}{Outcome label.}

\item{graph.exp}{Graph label for experimental group.}

\item{graph.cont}{Graph label for control group.}

\item{label.exp}{Label for experimental group.}

\item{label.cont}{Label for control group.}

\item{complab}{Comparison label.}

}

\description{

Reads a file created with RevMan 4 and creates a data frame from

it.

}

\details{

Reads a file created with RevMan 4 (Menu: "File" - "Export" -

"Analysis data file...") and creates a data frame from it.

}

\examples{

# Locate MTV-data file "FLEISS1993.MTV" in sub-directory of R package

# meta

#

filename <- system.file("extdata/FLEISS1993.MTV", package = "meta")

fleiss1933.cc <- read.mtv(filename)

# Same result as R Command example(Fleiss1993bin):

#

metabin(event.e, n.e, event.c, n.c,

data = fleiss1933.cc, subset = type == "D",

studlab = paste(studlab, year))

# Same result: example(Fleiss1993cont)

#

metacont(n.e, mean.e, sd.e, n.c, mean.c, sd.c,

data = fleiss1933.cc, subset = type == "C",

studlab = paste(studlab, year))

}

\references{

\emph{Review Manager (RevMan)} [Computer program]. Version 4.2.

Copenhagen: The Nordic Cochrane Centre, The Cochrane Collaboration, 2003

}

\seealso{

\code{\link{metabin}}, \code{\link{metacont}},

\code{\link{metagen}}

}

\author{

Guido Schwarzer \email{guido.schwarzer@uniklinik-freiburg.de}

}

\keyword{datagen}