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| Mike W L CheungSummaryAffiliation: National University of Singapore Country: Singapore Publications
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Conducting a meta-analysis: basics and good practicesMike W L Cheung
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Int J Rheum Dis 15:129-35. 2012..Next, a real data set from a published meta-analysis will be used to illustrate the procedures and interpretations. Last, software packages that may be used to conduct meta-analyses will be highlighted...
Bisphosphonates and atrial fibrillation: Bayesian meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials and observational studiesAnselm Mak
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 10:113. 2009..We performed a Bayesian meta-analysis to address the possible association between the occurrence of AF and bisphosphonate use and estimated the posterior probability of development of AF with bisphosphonate use...
A model for integrating fixed-, random-, and mixed-effects meta-analyses into structural equation modelingMike W L Cheung
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Psychol Methods 13:182-202. 2008..Examples are used to illustrate the equivalence between the conventional meta-analysis and the SEM-based meta-analysis. Future directions on and issues related to the SEM-based meta-analysis are discussed...
Comparison of methods for constructing confidence intervals of standardized indirect effectsMike W L Cheung
National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore
Behav Res Methods 41:425-38. 2009..Mplus, LISREL, and Mx syntax were included to facilitate the use of these preferred methods in applied settings. Future issues on the use of the standardized indirect effects are discussed...
Combination of heparin and aspirin is superior to aspirin alone in enhancing live births in patients with recurrent pregnancy loss and positive anti-phospholipid antibodies: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and meta-regressionAnselm Mak
Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University Medical Cluster, National University Health System, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore
Rheumatology (Oxford) 49:281-8. 2010..We performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to assess whether this combination works better than aspirin alone...
How to critically appraise and apply meta-analyses in clinical practiceRoger C M Ho
Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Int J Rheum Dis 13:294-9. 2010..Prompted by a clinical question, we critically appraised a meta-analysis of efficacy and safety of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) versus cyclophosphamide (CYC) in the treatment of proliferative lupus nephritis...
Prevalence of depressive symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regressionMelvyn W B Zhang
Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 33:217-23. 2011....
Meta-analysis in medicine: an introductionAnselm Mak
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University Medical Cluster, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore
Int J Rheum Dis 13:101-4. 2010..Important terminology related to meta-analysis, the systematic ways to critically appraise, and finally the preferred methodology of conducting meta-analysis will be covered in the subsequent three reviews of this mini-series...
Global trend of survival and damage of systemic lupus erythematosus: meta-analysis and meta-regression of observational studies from the 1950s to 2000sAnselm Mak
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University Medicine Cluster, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Semin Arthritis Rheum 41:830-9. 2012..To assess systemically with meta-analysis the trend of survival and its determinants, which are hindering further improvement of survival of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) over the past 5 decades...
