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Discrepancy between direct and adjusted indirect comparison defined as difference in estimated log relative risk (meta-analyses 1-39) or difference in estimated standardised mean difference (meta-analysis 40) or difference in estimated mean difference (meta-analyses 41-44): empirical evidence from 44 published meta-analyses (see webextra table A)
