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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. -
A universally applicable method of operon map prediction on minimally annotated genomes using conserved genomic context.
(2005)An important step in understanding the regulation of a prokaryotic genome is the generation of its transcription unit map. The current strongest operon predictor depends on the distributions of intergenic distances (IGD) ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Patient engagement with research: European population register study.
(2015-12)BACKGROUND: Lay involvement in implementation of research evidence into practice may include using research findings to guide individual care, as well as involvement in research processes and policy development. Little is ... -
Impact of visual acuity on developing literacy at age 4-5 years: a cohort-nested cross-sectional study
(BMJ Publishing Group Limited, 2016-02-16)