Fujian Song

Summary

Affiliation: University of East Anglia
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Simulation evaluation of statistical properties of methods for indirect and mixed treatment comparisons
    Fujian Song
    Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
    BMC Med Res Methodol 12:138. 2012
  2. ncbi Self-help materials for the prevention of smoking relapse: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
    Fujian Song
    Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
    Trials 13:69. 2012
  3. ncbi Effectiveness of interventions for hypertension care in the community--a meta-analysis of controlled studies in China
    Zuxun Lu
    Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People s Republic of China
    BMC Health Serv Res 12:216. 2012
  4. ncbi A survey of orthopaedic journal editors determining the criteria of manuscript selection for publication
    Caroline B Hing
    Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St George s Hospital, Tooting, UK
    J Orthop Surg Res 6:19. 2011
  5. ncbi The relative timing of VMO and VL in the aetiology of anterior knee pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Rachel Chester
    School of Allied Health Professions, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, UK
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 9:64. 2008
  6. ncbi A systematic review of the psychometric properties of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire
    Jose C de Carvalho Leite
    School of Allied Health Professions, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 7:78. 2006
  7. ncbi Effectiveness of complex psycho-educational interventions for smoking relapse prevention: an exploratory meta-analysis
    Fujian Song
    School of Medicine Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
    J Public Health (Oxf) 32:350-9. 2010
  8. ncbi Methodological problems in the use of indirect comparisons for evaluating healthcare interventions: survey of published systematic reviews
    Fujian Song
    Faculty of Health, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ
    BMJ 338:b1147. 2009
  9. ncbi Adjusted indirect comparison may be less biased than direct comparison for evaluating new pharmaceutical interventions
    F Song
    School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, UK
    J Clin Epidemiol 61:455-63. 2008
  10. ncbi Inconsistency between direct and indirect comparisons of competing interventions: meta-epidemiological study
    Fujian Song
    Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
    BMJ 343:d4909. 2011

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Publications22

  1. ncbi Simulation evaluation of statistical properties of methods for indirect and mixed treatment comparisons
    Fujian Song
    Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
    BMC Med Res Methodol 12:138. 2012
    ..This simulation study comprehensively investigated statistical properties and performances of commonly used ITC and MTC methods, including simple ITC (the Bucher method), frequentist and Bayesian MTC methods...
  2. ncbi Self-help materials for the prevention of smoking relapse: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
    Fujian Song
    Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
    Trials 13:69. 2012
    ..This trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a set of self-help educational materials to prevent smoking relapse in the National Health Service (NHS) Stop Smoking Service...
  3. ncbi Effectiveness of interventions for hypertension care in the community--a meta-analysis of controlled studies in China
    Zuxun Lu
    Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People s Republic of China
    BMC Health Serv Res 12:216. 2012
    ..Hypertension is a serious public health problem in China and in other developing countries. Our aim is to conduct a systematic review of studies on the effectiveness of community interventions for hypertension management in China...
  4. ncbi A survey of orthopaedic journal editors determining the criteria of manuscript selection for publication
    Caroline B Hing
    Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St George s Hospital, Tooting, UK
    J Orthop Surg Res 6:19. 2011
    ..To investigate the characteristics of editors and criteria used by orthopaedic journal editors in assessing submitted manuscripts...
  5. ncbi The relative timing of VMO and VL in the aetiology of anterior knee pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Rachel Chester
    School of Allied Health Professions, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, UK
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 9:64. 2008
    ..The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the relative timing of onset of the VMO and VL in those with AKP in comparison to the asymptomatic population...
  6. ncbi A systematic review of the psychometric properties of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire
    Jose C de Carvalho Leite
    School of Allied Health Professions, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 7:78. 2006
    ..We conducted a systematic review of published studies on the psychometric properties of the BCTQ to determine the level of evidence on the instrument's validity, reliability and responsiveness to date...
  7. ncbi Effectiveness of complex psycho-educational interventions for smoking relapse prevention: an exploratory meta-analysis
    Fujian Song
    School of Medicine Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
    J Public Health (Oxf) 32:350-9. 2010
    ..Our objective was to conduct an exploratory meta-analysis, guided by mechanisms of these complex interventions for preventing smoking relapse...
  8. ncbi Methodological problems in the use of indirect comparisons for evaluating healthcare interventions: survey of published systematic reviews
    Fujian Song
    Faculty of Health, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ
    BMJ 338:b1147. 2009
    ..To investigate basic assumptions and other methodological problems in the application of indirect comparison in systematic reviews of competing healthcare interventions...
  9. ncbi Adjusted indirect comparison may be less biased than direct comparison for evaluating new pharmaceutical interventions
    F Song
    School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, UK
    J Clin Epidemiol 61:455-63. 2008
    ..To investigate discrepancies between direct comparison and adjusted indirect comparison in meta-analyses of new versus conventional pharmaceutical interventions...
  10. ncbi Inconsistency between direct and indirect comparisons of competing interventions: meta-epidemiological study
    Fujian Song
    Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
    BMJ 343:d4909. 2011
    ..To investigate the agreement between direct and indirect comparisons of competing healthcare interventions...
  11. ncbi Statistical methods for analysing Barthel scores in trials of poststroke interventions: a review and computer simulations
    Fujian Song
    School of Allied Health Professions, Institute of Health, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
    Clin Rehabil 20:347-56. 2006
    ..This paper aims to assess methods used for presenting and analysing an ordinal scale, the Barthel Index, in trials of poststroke interventions...
  12. ncbi Extent of publication bias in different categories of research cohorts: a meta-analysis of empirical studies
    Fujian Song
    School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Earlham Road, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
    BMC Med Res Methodol 9:79. 2009
    ..We conducted a meta-analysis to ascertain the strength and consistency of the association between study results and formal publication...
  13. ncbi Overall similarity and consistency assessment scores are not sufficiently accurate for predicting discrepancy between direct and indirect comparison estimates
    Tengbin Xiong
    Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, UK
    J Clin Epidemiol 66:184-91. 2013
    ..This study evaluated a Trial Similarity and Evidence Consistency Assessment (TSECA) framework for assessing key assumptions underlying the validity of indirect comparisons...
  14. ncbi Uptake of methods to deal with publication bias in systematic reviews has increased over time, but there is still much scope for improvement
    Sheetal Parekh-Bhurke
    Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
    J Clin Epidemiol 64:349-57. 2011
    ..To evaluate the measures taken to deal with publication bias across different categories of systematic reviews published in 2006 and to compare these with reviews published in 1996...
  15. ncbi Genetic associations in peripheral joint osteoarthritis and spinal degenerative disease: a systematic review
    J J Ryder
    School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, Institute of Health, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
    Ann Rheum Dis 67:584-91. 2008
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  16. ncbi Are psychoeducational smoking cessation interventions for coronary heart disease patients effective? Meta-analysis of interventions
    M Huttunen-Lenz
    School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
    Br J Health Psychol 15:749-77. 2010
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  17. ncbi A systematic review of outcomes assessed in randomized controlled trials of surgical interventions for carpal tunnel syndrome using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a reference tool
    Christina Jerosch-Herold
    School of Allied Health Professions, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 7:96. 2006
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  18. ncbi Operative versus non-operative management of patellar dislocation. A meta-analysis
    Toby O Smith
    Faculty of Health, University of East Anglia, and Institute of Orthopaedics, Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
    Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 19:988-98. 2011
    ..The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of operative to non-operative treatment strategies for patients following patellar dislocation...
  19. ncbi Contamination in trials of educational interventions
    M R Keogh Brown
    School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
    Health Technol Assess 11:iii, ix-107. 2007
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  20. ncbi Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of bone morphogenetic proteins in the non-healing of fractures and spinal fusion: a systematic review
    K R Garrison
    School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
    Health Technol Assess 11:1-150, iii-iv. 2007
    ..To assess the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) for the treatment of spinal fusions and the healing of fractures compared with the current standards of care...
  21. ncbi Indirect comparisons of competing interventions
    A M Glenny
    Cochrane Oral Health Group, Dental School, University of Manchester, UK
    Health Technol Assess 9:1-134, iii-iv. 2005
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  22. ncbi Methods for exploring heterogeneity in meta-analysis
    F Song
    University of Birmingham
    Eval Health Prof 24:126-51. 2001
    ..Sometimes, it may provide clinically important results by indicating who might benefit more or less from a treatment or how an intervention should be applied...