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Methods for Meta-Analysis in Medical Research
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2000-12-19)Major text including chapters on the following: defining outcome measures; assessing heterogeneity; using fixed effects methods and random effects models for combining study estimates; publication bias. -
Long term probability of detection of HIV-1 drug resistance after starting antiretroviral therapy in routine clinical practice.
(2005-03-25)BACKGROUND: Little is known about the long term risk of development of HIV-1 drug resistance for patients starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) with three or four drug regimens in routine clinical practice. METHODS: We ... -
Meeting report: national workshops for the communication of air pollution and health information: summary of four workshops in different regions of Europe.
(2006-07)AIRNET was a thematic network project (2002-2004) initiated to stimulate the interaction between researchers in air pollution and health in Europe. As part of AIRNET's communication strategy, a standardized workshop model ... -
Involving older people in health research.
(2007-09)BACKGROUND: It is a UK policy requirement to involve patients and the public in health research as active partners. OBJECTIVE: We reviewed published reports of studies which involved older people in commissioning, prioritizng, ... -
Self-reported long-term needs after stroke.
(2011-05)BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Development of interventions to manage patients with stroke after discharge from the hospital requires estimates of need. This study estimates the prevalence of self-reported need in community-dwelling ... -
Should young people be paid for getting tested? A national comparative study to evaluate patient financial incentives for chlamydia screening.
(2012-04-02)BACKGROUND: Patient financial incentives ("incentives") have been widely used to promote chlamydia screening uptake amongst 15-24 year olds in England, but there is scarce evidence of their effectiveness. The objectives ... -
Predicting patient-reported stroke outcomes: a validation of the six simple variable prognostic model.
(2013-01)BACKGROUND: Case-mix represents the range of disease severity and baseline characteristics that may be the cause of variation in outcomes between individuals and populations. Adjustment for case-mix is therefore important ... -
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Ambulatory hysteroscopy
(2013-07-01)This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Cooper, NAM, Clark, TJ. Ambulatory hysteroscopy. The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2013; 15: 159– 66., which has been published in final form at https://doi. ... -
Tracking sickness through social networks - the practical use of social network mapping in supporting the management of an E. coli O157 outbreak in a primary school in London.
(Cambridge University Press, 2013-10)This paper describes the practical use of social network diagrams in the management of an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 (VTEC) in a primary school in London. The diagrams were created during the outbreak to establish ...
