This function returns the pooled effect estimates for all incidence proxy terms
(three for influenza, and optionally for RSV) from a metaFluMoDL
object. It returns a summary.FluMoDL object that can be
further used in analyses.
pooled(m)An object of class metaFluMoDL, holding the results of a
random-effects multivariate meta-analysis of summary.FluMoDL
first-stage model summaries
An object of class summary.FluMoDL, holding the pooled
coefficients and variance-covariance matrices for the three influenza incidence
proxies (four if hasRSV(m) is TRUE). The returned
object contains the string "pooled" in its $type element,
to distinguish it from first-stage model summaries
or BLUP summaries (Best Linear Unbiased Predictor).
The returned summary.FluMoDL object also has no $pred element,
as it is not associated with a particular dataset and cross-basis matrices
(which is a prerequisite to create crosspred objects).
Gasparrini A, Armstrong B, Kenward MG. Multivariate meta-analysis for non-linear and other multi-parameter associations. Stat Med 2012;31(29):3821<U+2013>39.