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| Jonathan J DeeksSummaryAffiliation: Cancer Research UK Country: UK Publications
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Concerning: 'The number needed to treat needs an associated odds estimation'Phil Alderson
J Public Health (Oxf) 26:400; author reply 401. 2004
Much ado about nothing: a comparison of the performance of meta-analytical methods with rare eventsMichael J Bradburn
Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Wolfson College, Linton Road, Oxford OX2 6UD, UK
Stat Med 26:53-77. 2007..In other circumstances the MH OR without zero-cell corrections, logistic regression and the exact method performed similarly to each other, and were less biased than the Peto method...
Issues in the selection of a summary statistic for meta-analysis of clinical trials with binary outcomesJonathan J Deeks
Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Old Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK
Stat Med 21:1575-600. 2002..The appropriate selection for a particular meta-analysis may depend on understanding reasons for variation in control group event rates; in some situations uncertainty about the choice of summary statistic will remain...
Efficacy, tolerability, and upper gastrointestinal safety of celecoxib for treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: systematic review of randomised controlled trialsJonathan J Deeks
Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF
BMJ 325:619. 2002..To determine the efficacy, gastrointestinal safety, and tolerability of celecoxib (a cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX 2) inhibitor) used in the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis...
The performance of tests of publication bias and other sample size effects in systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy was assessedJonathan J Deeks
Screening and Test Evaluation Program, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
J Clin Epidemiol 58:882-93. 2005..We investigate limitations of standard funnel plots and tests when applied to meta-analyses of test accuracy and look for improved methods...
Diagnostic tests 4: likelihood ratiosJonathan J Deeks
Screening and Test Evaluation Program, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
BMJ 329:168-9. 2004
Meta-analysis, Simpson's paradox, and the number needed to treatDouglas G Altman
Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, UK
BMC Med Res Methodol 2:3. 2002..There is debate concerning methods for calculating numbers needed to treat (NNT) from results of systematic reviews...
Three methods to construct predictive models using logistic regression and likelihood ratios to facilitate adjustment for pretest probability give similar resultsSiew Foong Chan
Screening and Test Evaluation Program, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
J Clin Epidemiol 61:52-63. 2008..To compare three predictive models based on logistic regression to estimate adjusted likelihood ratios allowing for interdependency between diagnostic variables (tests)...
Reporting on covariate adjustment in randomised controlled trials before and after revision of the 2001 CONSORT statement: a literature reviewLy Mee Yu
Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, Wolfson College Annexe, Oxford, UK
Trials 11:59. 2010..To evaluate the use and reporting of adjusted analysis in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and compare the quality of reporting before and after the revision of the CONSORT Statement in 2001...
Systematic reviews of diagnostic tests in cancer: review of methods and reportingSusan Mallett
Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, Wolfson College, Oxford OX2 6UD
BMJ 333:413. 2006..To assess the methods and reporting of systematic reviews of diagnostic tests...
A critical appraisal of the Australian comparative trial of methadone and buprenorphine maintenanceJohn Caplehorn
Clinical Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Australia
Drug Alcohol Rev 25:157-60. 2006..In cost-effectiveness terms, the trial's results show methadone 'dominates' buprenorphine as an opioid maintenance drug because it is not only more effective but also cheaper...
Validity of indirect comparison for estimating efficacy of competing interventions: empirical evidence from published meta-analysesFujian Song
Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT
BMJ 326:472. 2003..To determine the validity of adjusted indirect comparisons by using data from published meta-analyses of randomised trials...
Graphical presentation of diagnostic informationPenny F Whiting
Department of Social Medicine, Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2PR, UK
BMC Med Res Methodol 8:20. 2008..Diagnostic information should be presented in an easily interpretable way, which conveys both test characteristics (diagnostic accuracy) and the potential for use in clinical practice (predictive value)...
Effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor antagonists on mortality and renal outcomes in diabetic nephropathy: systematic reviewGiovanni F M Strippoli
NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Renal Medicine, Cochrane Renal Group, Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
BMJ 329:828. 2004..To evaluate the effects of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor antagonists (AIIRAs) on renal outcomes and all cause mortality in patients with diabetic nephropathy...
Measuring inconsistency in meta-analysesJulian P T Higgins
MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health, Cambridge CB2 2SR
BMJ 327:557-60. 2003
A unification of models for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studiesRoger M Harbord
Medical Research Council Health Services Research Collaboration, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road, Bristol, UK
Biostatistics 8:239-51. 2007..We discuss the different forms of summary model output suggested by the two approaches, including summary ROC curves, summary points, confidence regions, and prediction regions...
Accuracy of history, wheezing, and forced expiratory time in the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseSharon E Straus
The Division of General Internal Medicine, University Health Network Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
J Gen Intern Med 17:684-8. 2002..To determine the accuracy of the history and selected elements of the physical examination in the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
