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Comparison of two methods to detect publication bias in meta-analysis

scientific article (publication date: 8 February 2006)

Pharmacological and lifestyle interventions to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in people with impaired glucose tolerance: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Contour-enhanced meta-analysis funnel plots help distinguish publication bias from other causes of asymmetry

scientific article published on 06 June 2008

Colorectal cancer prevention in ulcerative colitis: a case-control study.

scientific article published on February 2000

Performance of the trim and fill method in the presence of publication bias and between-study heterogeneity

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Bayesian methods in meta-analysis and evidence synthesis

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Prognosis Research Strategy (PROGRESS) 2: Prognostic Factor Research

scientific article published on February 5, 2013

How vague is vague? A simulation study of the impact of the use of vague prior distributions in MCMC using WinBUGS.

scientific article published in August 2005

Prognosis research strategy (PROGRESS) 1: A framework for researching clinical outcomes

scientific article published on February 5, 2013

Quality of life and survival with continuous hepatic-artery floxuridine infusion for colorectal liver metastases

scientific article published in November 1994

Bayesian methods for evidence synthesis in cost-effectiveness analysis

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A comparison of summary patient-level covariates in meta-regression with individual patient data meta-analysis

scientific article published on January 1, 2002

Prognosis research strategy (PROGRESS) 4: Stratified medicine research

scientific article (publication date: 5 February 2013)

Use of indirect and mixed treatment comparisons for technology assessment

scientific article published on January 2008

Meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials comparing open and laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

scientific article published in December 2003

Methods in health service research. An introduction to bayesian methods in health technology assessment

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Different strategies for screening and prevention of type 2 diabetes in adults: cost effectiveness analysis

scientific article published on 21 April 2008

Effects of Decision Aids for Menorrhagia on Treatment Choices, Health Outcomes, and Costs

scientific article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association

Assessment of regression-based methods to adjust for publication bias through a comprehensive simulation study

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The choice of a genetic model in the meta-analysis of molecular association studies

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Bivariate random-effects meta-analysis and the estimation of between-study correlation

scientific article published on 12 January 2007

Psychological impact of predicting individuals' risks of illness: a systematic review.

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An evaluation of bivariate random-effects meta-analysis for the joint synthesis of two correlated outcomes.

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Novel methods to deal with publication biases: secondary analysis of antidepressant trials in the FDA trial registry database and related journal publications

scientific article (publication date: 7 August 2009)

Inter-observer variation between general and specialist gastrointestinal pathologists when grading dysplasia in ulcerative colitis

scientific article published in June 2001

Meta analysis: Cancer risk in Barrett's oesophagus.

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Detection of intestinal metaplasia in Barrett's esophagus: an observational comparator study suggests the need for a minimum of eight biopsies.

scientific article published on 13 April 2007

Reporting of prognostic markers: current problems and development of guidelines for evidence-based practice in the future

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Modelling the cost effectiveness of interferon beta and glatiramer acetate in the management of multiple sclerosis. Commentary: evaluating disease modifying treatments in multiple sclerosis.

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Meta-analysis of heterogeneously reported trials assessing change from baseline

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Meta-analysis of rare and adverse event data

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Cerebral blood flow threshold of ischemic penumbra and infarct core in acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review

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A systematic review of molecular and biological tumor markers in neuroblastoma

scientific article published on January 2004

An alternative model for bivariate random-effects meta-analysis when the within-study correlations are unknown

scientific article published on 11 July 2007

Botulinum toxin a versus placebo for refractory detrusor overactivity in women: a randomised blinded placebo-controlled trial of 240 women (the RELAX study).

scientific article published on 5 January 2012

Assessment of separate contributions to perinatal mortality of infertility history and treatment: a case-control analysis.

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Use of evidence in decision models: an appraisal of health technology assessments in the UK since 1997.

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Immunogenicity and safety of a two-dose schedule of whole-virion and AS03A-adjuvanted 2009 influenza A (H1N1) vaccines: a randomised, multicentre, age-stratified, head-to-head trial

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Factors affecting uptake of childhood immunisation: a Bayesian synthesis of qualitative and quantitative evidence

scientific article published in November 2002

Evaluating the quality of research into a single prognostic biomarker: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 83 studies of C-reactive protein in stable coronary artery disease

scientific article (publication date: June 2010)

Bayesian methods in health technology assessment: a review

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How should we use information about HWE in the meta-analyses of genetic association studies?

scientific article published on 23 November 2007

Meta-analysis: mortality in Crohn's disease.

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Recreational drug use: a major risk factor for gastroschisis?

scientific article published on 5 December 2007

Comprehensive decision analytical modelling in economic evaluation: a Bayesian approach

scientific article published on March 2004

Etanercept, infliximab and adalimumab for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis: a systematic review and economic evaluation.

scientific article published on February 2011

Evidence-based sample size calculations based upon updated meta-analysis

scientific article published on May 2007

Meta-analysis of genetic studies using Mendelian randomization--a multivariate approach

scientific article published in July 2005

The cost-effectiveness of influenza vaccination of healthy adults 50-64 years of age.

scientific article published on 6 September 2005

Effect of a low-impact exercise program on bone mineral density in Crohn's disease: A randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 01 July 1998