In Peer Reviewed Journals

Peer Reviewed Journals

Bax L, Yu LM, Ikeda N, Moons KGM. A systematic comparison of software dedicated to meta-analysis of causal studies. BMC Med Res Methodol 2007; 7: 40.

Beveridge NE, Price DA, Casazza JP, Pathan AA, Sander CR, Asher TE, Ambrozak DR, Precopio ML, Scheinberg P, Alder NC, Roederer M, Koup RA, Douek DC, Hill AV, McShane H. Immunisation with BCG and recombinant MVA85A induces long-lasting, polyfunctional Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific CD4(+) memory T lymphocyte populations. Eur J Immunol 2007; 37: 3089-3100.

Bishara S, Griffin M, Cargill A, Bali A, Gore ME, Kaye SB, Shepherd JH, Van Trappen PO. Pre-treatment white blood cell subtypes as prognostic indicators in ovarian cancer. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2007 Jul 16 [Epub ahead of print]

Bland JM, Altman DG. Agreement between methods of measurement with multiple observations per individual. J Biopharmaceut Stat 2007; 17: 571-582.

Bradburn MJ, Deeks JJ, Berlin JA, Localio AR. Much ado about nothing: a comparison of the performance of meta-analytical methods with rare events. Stat Med 2007; 26: 53-77.

Burr JM, Mowatt G, Hernández R, Siddiqui MA, Cook J, Lourenco T, Ramsay C, Vale L, Fraser C, Azuara-Blanco A, Deeks J, Cairns J, Wormald R, McPherson S, Rabindranath K, Grant A. The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for open angle glaucoma: a systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technol Assess 2007; 11(41): 1-190.

Chantler T, Pace D, Wright A, Pollard AJ, Yu LM, Nguyen-Van-Tam JS, MacDonald N. Uptake and acceptability of influenza vaccination in day nursery children. Community Pract 2007; 80: 32-36.

Cooney RM, Warren BF, Altman DG, Abreu MT, Travis SP. Outcome measurement in clinical trials for ulcerative colitis: toward standardisation. Trials 2007; 8: 17.

Cree IA, Kurbacher CM, Lamont A, Hindley AC, Love S for the TCA Ovarian Cancer Trial Group. A prospective randomized controlled trial of tumour chemosensitivity assay directed chemotherapy versus physician's choice in patients with recurrent platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. Anticancer Drugs 2007; 18: 1093-1101.

Davey HM, Barratt AL, Butow PN, Deeks JJ. A one-item question with a Likert or visual analog scale adequately measured current anxiety. J Clin Epidemiol 2007; 60: 356-360.

Dinnes J, Deeks J, Kunst H, Gibson A, Cummins E, Waugh N, Drobniewski F, Lalvani A. A systematic review of rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of tuberculosis infection. Health Technol Assess 2007; 11: 1-196.

Dutton S, Hirst A, McPherson K, Nicholson T, Maresh M. A UK multicentre retrospective cohort study comparing hysterectomy and uterine artery embolisation for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids (HOPEFUL study): main results on medium-term safety and efficacy. BJOG 2007; 114: 1340-1351.

Eccles D, Gerty S, Simmonds P, Hammond V, Ennis S, Altman DG for the POSH steering group. Prospective study of Outcomes in Sporadic versus Hereditary breast cancer (POSH): a prospective cohort study. BMC Cancer 2007; 7: 160.

Eddleston M, Juszczak E, Buckley NA, Senarathna L, Mohammed F, Allen S, Dissanayake W, Hittarage A, Azher S, Jeganathan K, Jayamanne S, Sheriff MR, Warrell DA for the Ox-Col Poisoning Study collaborators. Study protocol: a randomised controlled trial of multiple and single dose activated charcoal for acute self-poisoning. BMC Emerg Med 2007; 7: 2.

Ford K, Yu LM, Pollard AJ, Diggle L. Paracetamol and infant immunisation. Practice Nurse 2007; 33: 28-36.

Fraser L, Watts S, Cargill A, Sutton S, Hodgson S. Study comparing two types of screening provision for people with von Hippel-Lindau disease. Fam Cancer 2007; 6: 103-111.

Gøtzsche PC, Hróbjartsson A, Johansen HK, Haahr MT, Altman DG, Chan A-W. Ghost authorship in industry-initiated randomised trials. PLoS Med 2007; 4: e19.

Halligan S, Altman DG. Evidence-based practice in radiology: steps 3 and 4"“appraise and apply systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Radiology 2007; 243: 13-27.

Howard RJ, Juszczak E, Ballard CG, Bentham P, Brown RG, Bullock R, Burns AS, Holmes C, Jacoby R, Johnson T, Knapp M, Lindesay J, O'Brien JT, Wilcock G, Katona C, Jones RW, DeCesare J, Rodger M; CALM-AD Trial Group. Donepezil for the treatment of agitation in Alzheimer's disease. N Engl J Med 2007; 357: 1382-1392.

Kong A, Johnson N, Cornes P, Simera I, Collingwood M, Williams C et al. Adjuvant radiotherapy for stage I endometrial cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007; (2): CD003916.

Kong A, Simera I, Collingwood M, Williams C, Kitchener H. Adjuvant radiotherapy for stage I endometrial cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Oncol 2007; 18(10): 1595-1604.

Lassere MN, Johnson KR, Boers M, Tugwell P, Brooks P, Simon L, Strand V, Conaghan PG, Østergaard M, Maksymowych WP, Landewé R, Bresnihan B, Tak P-P, Wakefield R, Mease P, Bingham CO III, Hughes M, Altman D, Buyse M, Galbraith S, Wells G. Definitions and validation criteria for biomarkers and surrogate endpoints: development and testing of a quantitative hierarchical levels of evidence schema. J Rheumatol 2007; 34: 607-615.

Lassere M, Johnson K, Hughes M, Altman D, Buyse M, Galbraith S, Wells G. Simulation studies of surrogate endpoint validation using single trial and multitrial statistical approaches. J Rheumatol 2007; 34: 616-619.

Leeflang M, Reitsma J, Scholten R, Rutjes A, Di Nisio M, Deeks J, Bossuyt P. Impact of adjustment for quality on results of metaanalyses of diagnostic accuracy. Clin Chem 2007; 53: 164-172.

Magpie Trial Follow-Up Study Collaborative Group. The Magpie Trial: a randomised trial comparing magnesium sulphate with placebo for pre-eclampsia. Outcome for children at 18 months. BJOG 2007; 114: 289-299. [includes Altman D, Yu LM]

Magpie Trial Follow-Up Study Collaborative Group. The Magpie Trial: a randomised trial comparing magnesium sulphate with placebo for pre-eclampsia. Outcome for women at 2 years. BJOG 2007; 114: 300-309. [includes Altman D, Yu LM]

Merritt RK, Price JR, Mollison J, Geddes JR. A cluster randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of an intervention to educate students about depression. Psychol Med 2007; 37: 363-372.

Moher D, Tetzlaff J, Tricco AC, Sampson M, Altman DG. Epidemiology and reporting characteristics of systematic reviews. PLoS Med 2007; 4: e78.

Montoto S, Davies AJ, Matthews J, Calaminici M, Norton AJ, Amess J, Vinnicombe S, Waters R, Rohatiner AZS, Lister TA. Risk and clinical implications of transformation of follicular lymphoma to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2007; 25: 2426-2433.

Pace D, Snape M, Westcar S, Hamaluba M, Yu LM, Begg N, Wysocki J, Czajka H, Maechler G, Boutriau D, Pollard AJ. A new combination haemophilus influenzae type B and Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine for primary immunization of infants. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2007; 26: 1057-1059.

Pathan AA, Sander CR, Fletcher HA, Poulton I, Alder NC, Beveridge NE, Whelan KT, Hill AV, McShane H. Boosting BCG with recombinant modified vaccinia Ankara expressing antigen 85A: different boosting intervals and implications for efficacy trials. PLoS ONE 2007; 2: e1052.

Pildal J, Hróbjartsson A, Jørgensen KJ, Hilden J, Altman DG, Gøtzsche PC. Impact of allocation concealment on conclusions drawn from meta-analyses of randomized trials. Int J Epidemiol 2007; 36: 847-857.

Salt P, Banner C, Oh S, Yu LM, Lewis S, Pan D, Griffiths D, Ferry B, Pollard A. Social mixing with other children during infancy enhances the antibody response to a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine at 1 year of age. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2007; 14: 593-599.

Schriger DL, Ouk S, Altman DG. The use of the World Wide Web by medical journals in 2003 and 2005: an observational study. Pediatrics 2007; 119: e53-e60.

Shamley DR, Srinanaganathan R, Weatherall R, Oskrochi R, Watson M, Ostlere S, Sugden E. Changes in shoulder muscle size and activity following treatment for breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2007; 106: 19-27.

Song F, Altman DG, Glenny A, Eastwood AJ, Deeks JJ. Adjusted indirect comparison for estimating relative effects of competing healthcare interventions. (Protocol) Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007, Issue 2. Art. No.: MR000020.

Storey D, Waters R, Hibberd C, Rush R, Cargill A, Wall L, Fallon M, Strong V, Walker J, Sharpe M. Clinically relevant fatigue in cancer outpatients: the Edinburgh cancer centre symptom study. Ann Oncol 2007; 18: 1861-1869.

Strong V, Waters R, Hibberd C, Rush R, Cargill A, Storey D, Walker J, Wall L, Fallon M, Sharpe M. Emotional distress in cancer patients: the Edinburgh Cancer Centre symptom study. Br J Cancer 2007; 96: 868-874.

Szarewski A, Cadman L, Mallett S, Austin J, Londesborough P, Waller J, Wardle J, Altman DG, Cuzick J. Human papillomavirus testing by self-sampling: assessment of accuracy in an unsupervised clinical setting. J Med Screen 2007; 14: 34-42.

Thirumalai B, Blamires TL, Brooker L, Deeks J. Heavier molecular weight ocular visoelastic devices and timing of post-operative review following cataract surgery. BMC Ophthalmol 2007; 7: 2.

Thorogood M, Simera I, Dowler E, Summerbell C, Brunner E. A systematic review of population and community dietary interventions to prevent cancer. Nutrition Research Reviews 2007; 20(1): 74-88.

Trivella M, Pezzella F, Pastorino U, Harris AL, Altman DG for the Prognosis in Lung Cancer (PILC) Collaborative Study Group. Microvessel density as a prognostic factor in non-small-cell lung carcinoma: a meta-analysis of individual patient data. Lancet Oncol 2007; 8: 488-499.

Vandenbroucke JP, von Elm E, Altman DG, Gøtzsche PC, Mulrow C, Pocock SJ, Poole C, Schlesselman J, Egger M for the STROBE initiative. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and elaboration. PLoS Med 2007; 4: e297.

von Elm E, Altman DG, Egger M, Pocock S, Gøtzsche PC, Vandenbroucke JP for the STROBE initiative. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies. PLoS Med 2007; 4: e296.

von Elm E, Altman DG, Egger M, Pocock S, Gøtzsche PC, Vandenbroucke JP for the STROBE initiative. Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies. BMJ 2007; 335; 806-808.

von Elm E, Altman DG, Egger M, Pocock SJ, Gøtzsche PC, Vandenbroucke JP for the STROBE Initiative. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies. Prev Med 2007; 45: 247-251.

Wilkinson SM, Love SB, Westcombe AM, Gambles MA, Burgess CC, Cargill A, Young T, Maher EJ, Ramirez AJ. Effectiveness of aromatherapy massage in the management of anxiety and depression in patients with cancer: a multicenter randomized controlled trial. J Clin Oncol 2007; 25: 532-539.

Wu O, Briggs A, Dutton S, Hirst A, Maresh M, Nicholson A, McPherson K. Uterine artery embolisation or hysterectomy for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids: a cost-utility analysis of the HOPEFUL study. BJOG 2007; 114: 1352-1362.

Yu LM, Burton A, Rivero-Arias O. Evaluation of software for multiple imputation of semi-continuous data. Stat Meth Med Res 2007; 16: 243-258.

Yu LM, Hey E, Doyle LW, Farrell B, Spark P, Altman DG, Duley L; on behalf of the Magpie Trial Follow-Up Study Collaborative Group. Evaluation of the Ages and Stages Questionnaires in identifying children with neurosensory disability in the Magpie Trial follow-up study. Acta Paediatr 2007; 96: 1803-1808.