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| M EggerSummaryAffiliation: University of Bristol Country: UK Publications
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Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical testM Egger
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol
BMJ 315:629-34. 1997..We examined whether a simple test of asymmetry of funnel plots predicts discordance of results when meta-analyses are compared to large trials, and we assessed the prevalence of bias in published meta-analyses...
Value of flow diagrams in reports of randomized controlled trialsM Egger
Medical Research Council Health Services Research Collaboration, Department of Social Medicine, Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2PR, England
JAMA 285:1996-9. 2001..Diagrams of the flow of participants through a clinical trial are recommended in the Consolidated Standards for Reporting of Trials (CONSORT) statement, but it is unclear whether such flow diagrams improve the quality of trial reports...- Promotion of condom use in a high-risk setting in Nicaragua: a randomised controlled trialM Egger
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, UK
Lancet 355:2101-5. 2000..In Latin America, motels rent rooms for commercial and non-commercial sex. We investigated the impact of providing health-education material and condoms on condom use in Managua, Nicaragua... - Triglyceride as a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease in British men: effect of adjusting for measurement errorM Egger
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, UK
Atherosclerosis 143:275-84. 1999.... - [Under the meta-scope: possibilities and limits of meta-analyses]M Egger
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol
Schweiz Med Wochenschr 128:1893-901. 1998..It requires consideration of both quantitative and qualitative approaches to decision-making. Emphatic integration of these approaches characterizes the experienced, scientifically and socially competent physician... - Screening for chlamydial infections and the risk of ectopic pregnancy in a county in Sweden: ecological analysisM Egger
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2PR
BMJ 316:1776-80. 1998..To analyse trends in rates of genital chlamydial infection and ectopic pregnancy between 1985 and 1995 in a county in Sweden... - Uses and abuses of meta-analysisM Egger
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol
Clin Med 1:478-84. 2001..We argue that meta-analysis should be performed only within the framework of systematic reviews--that is, reviews prepared using a systematic approach to minimise bias and address the combinability of studies... - Epidemiological, social, diagnostic and economic evaluation of population screening for genital chlamydial infectionN Low
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Bristol, UK
Health Technol Assess 11:iii-iv, ix-xii, 1-165. 2007..To investigate epidemiological, social, diagnostic and economic aspects of chlamydia screening in non-genitourinary medicine settings... - HAART and the heart: changes in coronary risk factors and implications for coronary risk in men starting antiretroviral therapyJ A C Sterne
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
J Intern Med 261:255-67. 2007..To estimate changes in coronary risk factors and their implications for coronary heart disease (CHD) rates in men starting highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)... - Reporting on quality of life in randomised controlled trials: bibliographic studyC Sanders
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, Bristol BS8 2PR
BMJ 317:1191-4. 1998..To examine the frequency and quality of reporting on quality of life in randomised controlled trials... - The causes and effects of socio-demographic exclusions from clinical trialsC Bartlett
Medical Research Council Health Services Research Collaboration, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, UK
Health Technol Assess 9:iii-iv, ix-x, 1-152. 2005.... - CD4(+) T cell count decreases by ethnicity among untreated patients with HIV infection in South Africa and SwitzerlandMargaret May
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
J Infect Dis 200:1729-35. 2009..We analyzed CD4(+) cell count decreases in the Cape Town AIDS Cohort and the Swiss HIV Cohort Study... - Funnel plots for detecting bias in meta-analysis: guidelines on choice of axisJ A Sterne
MRC Health Services Research Collaboration, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road, BS8 2PR, Bristol, UK
J Clin Epidemiol 54:1046-55. 2001..We conclude that funnel plots of meta-analyses should generally use standard error as the measure of study size and ratio measures of treatment effect... - The chlamydia screening studies: rationale and designN Low
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2PR, UK
Sex Transm Infect 80:342-8. 2004..Screening has been recommended to reduce the prevalence and morbidity associated with genital chlamydia infection in the United Kingdom... - Subgroup analyses in randomised controlled trials: quantifying the risks of false-positives and false-negativesS T Brookes
Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, UK
Health Technol Assess 5:1-56. 2001.... - Do all men attending departments of genitourinary medicine need to be screened for non-gonococcal urethritis?P J Horner
Genitourinary Medicine Section formerly incorporating the MRC Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Group, Department of Medicine Division A, Imperial College School of Medicine, St Mary s Hospital, W2 1NY Paddington, London
Int J STD AIDS 13:667-73. 2002.... 
[The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting of observational studies]E von Elm
Institut for Sozial und Präventivmedizin ISPM, Universitat Bern
Internist (Berl) 49:688-93. 2008..We hope that the STROBE Statement will contribute to improving the quality of reporting of observational studies...- Role of Mycoplasma genitalium and Ureaplasma urealyticum in acute and chronic nongonococcal urethritisP Horner
Genitourinary Medicine Section, Department of Medicine, Imperial College of Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, United Kingdom
Clin Infect Dis 32:995-1003. 2001..014). Ureaplasmas or M. genitalium were associated with both chronic NGU, which was defined as urethritis that occurred 30-92 days after the commencement of treatment (P=.028), and chronic NGU with symptoms or signs (P=.005)... - Incidence of severe reproductive tract complications associated with diagnosed genital chlamydial infection: the Uppsala Women's Cohort StudyN Low
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Finkenhubelweg 11, Bern, CH 3012, Switzerland
Sex Transm Infect 82:212-8. 2006..To estimate the cumulative incidence of severe complications associated with genital chlamydia infection in the general female population... - Efficacy of drug eluting stents in patients with and without diabetes mellitus: indirect comparison of controlled trialsC Stettler
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Heart 92:650-7. 2006..036 and p = 0.016). CONCLUSION: Indirect evidence indicates that sirolimus eluting stents are superior to paclitaxel eluting stents in patients without diabetes but not in patients with diabetes... - HIV and male circumcision--a systematic review with assessment of the quality of studiesN Siegfried
South African Cochrane Centre, Medical Research Council, South Africa
Lancet Infect Dis 5:165-73. 2005..Although most studies show an association between male circumcision and prevention of HIV, these results may be limited by confounding, which is unlikely to be adjusted for... - Mechanisms of improved survival from intensive followup in colorectal cancer: a hypothesisA G Renehan
Department of Surgery, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Wilmslow Road, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
Br J Cancer 92:430-3. 2005.... - The correct approach to modelling and evaluating chlamydia screeningT Roberts
Sex Transm Infect 80:324-5. 2004