List of works by Penny F Whiting

A methodological review to develop a list of bias items used to assess reviews incorporating network meta-analysis: Protocol and rationale

A proposed framework for developing quality assessment tools

scientific article published on 17 October 2017

A rapid and systematic review of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of debriding agents in treating surgical wounds healing by secondary intention

scientific article

A review identifies and classifies reasons for ordering diagnostic tests.

scientific article published on 16 July 2007

A systematic review classifies sources of bias and variation in diagnostic test accuracy studies

scientific article published on 17 August 2013

A systematic review finds that diagnostic reviews fail to incorporate quality despite available tools

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A systematic review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of neuroimaging assessments used to visualise the seizure focus in people with refractory epilepsy being considered for surgery

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A unification of models for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies

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Accuracy of cystatin C for the detection of abnormal renal function in children undergoing chemotherapy for malignancy: a systematic review using individual patient data

scientific article published on 6 December 2017

Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: systematic review

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Added value and cascade effects of inflammatory marker tests in UK primary care: a cohort study from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink

scientific article published on 17 June 2019

An empirical comparison of methods for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy showed hierarchical models are necessary

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Applicability of diagnostic studies--statistics, bias and estimates of diagnostic accuracy.

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Are guidelines for monitoring chronic disease in primary care evidence based?

scientific article published on 13 June 2019

Association of Down's syndrome and water fluoride level: a systematic review of the evidence

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Authors' response

scientific article published on 26 September 2019

Can early warning scores identify deteriorating patients in pre-hospital settings? A systematic review

scientific article published on 29 August 2018

Can non-pharmacological interventions reduce hospital admissions in people with dementia? A systematic review

scientific article published on 21 October 2019

Cannabinoids for Medical Use

scientific article (publication date: 23 June 2015)

Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of tests for the diagnosis and investigation of urinary tract infection in children: a systematic review and economic model.

scientific article published on October 2006

Colour vision testing for diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review of diagnostic accuracy and economic evaluation

scientific article published on December 2009

Comparison of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Targeted Biopsy With Systematic Biopsy Alone for the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

scientific article published on 02 August 2019

Comparison of microbiological diagnosis of urinary tract infection in young children by routine health service laboratories and a research laboratory: Diagnostic cohort study

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Development and validation of methods for assessing the quality of diagnostic accuracy studies

scientific article published on June 2004

Digital Education for Health Professions on Smoking Cessation Management: Systematic Review by the Digital Health Education Collaboration

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Digital Education in Health Professions: The Need for Overarching Evidence Synthesis

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Digital Health Professions Education in the Field of Pediatrics: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by the Digital Health Education Collaboration

scientific article published on 25 September 2019

Distributions of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) across a healthcare system following a large-scale roll-out

scientific article published on 06 March 2019

Early Warning Scores do not accurately predict mortality in sepsis: A meta-analysis and systematic review of the literature

scientific article published on 11 January 2018

Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase (EGFR-TK) mutation testing in adults with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

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Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

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Evidence-Based Assessment of PET in Germany

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Evidence-based diagnosis

scientific article published in October 2008

Exposure to domestic violence and abuse and consultations for emergency contraception: nested case-control study in a UK primary care dataset

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Further investigation of confirmed urinary tract infection (UTI) in children under five years: a systematic review

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Graphical presentation of diagnostic information.

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Guidance was developed on how to write a plain language summary for diagnostic test accuracy reviews

High-sensitivity troponin assays for the early rule-out or diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in people with acute chest pain: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis.

scientific article published on June 2015

How best to diagnose urinary tract infection in preschool children in primary care?

scientific article published on 25 October 2011

How does study quality affect the results of a diagnostic meta-analysis?

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How to apply the results of a research paper on diagnosis to your patient

scientific article published on 14 January 2013

How well do health professionals interpret diagnostic information? A systematic review

scientific article (publication date: 2015)

Improving the Diagnosis and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection in Young Children in Primary Care: Results from the DUTY Prospective Diagnostic Cohort Study.

scientific article published on July 2016

Inclusion of methodological filters in searches for diagnostic test accuracy studies misses relevant studies - Reply

Inclusion of methodological filters in searches for diagnostic test accuracy studies misses relevant studies.

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Interventions for the treatment and management of chronic fatigue syndrome: a systematic review

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Is MRI better than CT for detecting a vascular component to dementia? A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Ivacaftor for the treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis and the G551D mutation: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

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KRAS mutation testing of tumours in adults with metastatic colorectal cancer: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis.

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Medical Use of Cannabinoids—Reply

scientific article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association

Meta-epidemiologic analysis indicates that MEDLINE searches are sufficient for diagnostic test accuracy systematic reviews

scientific article published on 02 July 2014

Methodological review to develop a list of bias items used to assess reviews incorporating network meta-analysis: protocol and rationale

Models to predict relapse in psychosis: A systematic review

scientific article published on 21 September 2017

Nappy pad urine samples for investigation and treatment of UTI in young children: the 'DUTY' prospective diagnostic cohort study.

scientific article published on July 2016

No role for quality scores in systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies

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PROBAST: A Tool to Assess Risk of Bias and Applicability of Prediction Model Studies: Explanation and Elaboration

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PROBAST: A Tool to Assess the Risk of Bias and Applicability of Prediction Model Studies

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Predictive value of inflammatory markers for cancer diagnosis in primary care: a prospective cohort study using electronic health records

scientific article published on 24 April 2019

Predictive values of referrals for transient ischaemic attack from first-contact health care: a systematic review.

scientific article published on 20 November 2017

Preferred Reporting Items for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies: The PRISMA-DTA Statement

scientific article published in January 2018

Presentation of Diagnostic Information to Doctors May Change Their Interpretation and Clinical Management: A Web-Based Randomised Controlled Trial.

scientific article published on 6 July 2015

Procalcitonin testing to guide antibiotic therapy for the treatment of sepsis in intensive care settings and for suspected bacterial infection in emergency department settings: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

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Protection by BCG vaccine against tuberculosis: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 13 December 2013

Providing adequate and practical descriptions in surgical trials.

scientific article published on 15 October 2013

QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies

scientific article (publication date: 18 October 2011)

Quality of family relationships and outcomes of dementia: a systematic review.

scientific article published on 21 January 2018

Quality of relationships as predictors of outcomes in people with dementia: a systematic review protocol

scientific article published on 4 April 2016

ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions

scientific article published on 12 October 2016

ROBIS: A new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed

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ROBIS: guida all'uso

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

ROBIS: strumento per valutare il rischio di bias nelle revisioni sistematiche

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Raised inflammatory markers as a predictor of one-year mortality: a cohort study in primary care in the UK using electronic health record data

scientific article published on 15 October 2020

Rapid tests and urine sampling techniques for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) in children under five years: a systematic review

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Response to commentary: dealing with heterogeneity in meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy

scientific article published in November 2008

RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials

scientific article published on 28 August 2019

Search strategies to identify diagnostic accuracy studies in MEDLINE and EMBASE

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Sources of variation and bias in studies of diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review

scientific article published on February 2004

Speech and language therapy interventions for children with cleft palate: a systematic review

scientific article published on 20 March 2012

Standardizing and monitoring the delivery of surgical interventions in randomized clinical trials.

scientific article published on 27 July 2016

Symptomatic and quality-of-life outcomes after treatment for clinically localised prostate cancer: a systematic review.

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the current evidence on the duration of protection by bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination against tuberculosis

scientific article published on September 2013

Systematic review of intervention design and delivery in pragmatic and explanatory surgical randomized clinical trials

scientific article published on 03 June 2015

Systematic review of interventions for the prevention and treatment of postoperative urinary retention

scientific article published on 19 November 2018

Systematic review: accuracy of anti-citrullinated Peptide antibodies for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis.

scientific article published on April 2010

Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy

scientific article published on December 2008

Systematic reviews of test accuracy should search a range of databases to identify primary studies

scientific article published on 15 October 2007

The Diagnosis of Urinary Tract infection in Young children (DUTY): a diagnostic prospective observational study to derive and validate a clinical algorithm for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection in children presenting to primary care with an a

scientific article published on July 2016

The Revised QUADAS-2 Tool

The York Review – A systematic review of public water fluoridation: a commentary

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The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews

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The diagnosis of urinary tract infections in young children (DUTY): protocol for a diagnostic and prospective observational study to derive and validate a clinical algorithm for the diagnosis of UTI in children presenting to primary care with an acu

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The diagnostic utility and cost-effectiveness of selective nerve root blocks in patients considered for lumbar decompression surgery: a systematic review and economic model

scientific article published on May 2013

The rationale for rating risk of bias should be fully reported: response

scientific article published on 23 March 2016

The risks and benefits of patients temporarily discontinuing medications in the event of an intercurrent illness: a systematic review protocol

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The utility of diagnostic selective nerve root blocks in the management of patients with lumbar radiculopathy: a systematic review

scientific article published on 20 April 2019

Understanding test accuracy research: a test consequence graphic

scientific article published on 01 February 2018

Use of emergency contraception among women with experience of domestic violence and abuse: a systematic review

scientific article published on 25 September 2018

Use of multiple inflammatory marker tests in primary care: using Clinical Practice Research Datalink to evaluate accuracy

scientific article published on 17 June 2019

Using qualitative research to inform development of a diagnostic algorithm for UTI in children

scientific article published on 11 December 2012

Viscoelastic point-of-care testing to assist with the diagnosis, management and monitoring of haemostasis: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

scientific article (publication date: July 2015)

What are the risks and benefits of temporarily discontinuing medications to prevent acute kidney injury? A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 7 April 2017

[ROBIS: a new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed.]

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

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