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The odds ratio is “portable” but not the relative risk: Time to do away with the log link in binomial regression
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Objectives: In a recent paper we suggest that the relative risk (RR) be replaced with the odds ratio (OR) as the effect measure of choice in clinical epidemiology. In response, Chu, and colleagues raise several points that ...
Should studies with no events in both arms be excluded in evidence synthesis?
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
ObjectivesIn safety assessment, studies with no events are a frequent occurrence when conducting meta-analyses. The current approach in meta-analysis is to exclude double-zero studies from the synthesis. In this study, we ...
Stratification by quality induced selection bias in a meta-analysis of clinical trials.
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
The inconsistency demonstrated across strata when using different scales has been attributed to quality scores and stratification continues to be done using risk of bias domain judgments. This study examines if restricting ...
Comparison of bias adjustment methods in meta-analysis suggests that quality effects modeling may have less limitations than other approaches.
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
The quality of primary research is commonly assessed before inclusion in meta-analyses. Findings are discussed in the context of the quality appraisal by categorizing studies according to risk of bias. The impact of appraised ...
Angry scientists, angry analysts and angry novelists
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Springer Nature
, 2023 , Other)
To the Editor: Professor Bonora has written a critique looking back at his career in diabetes research since the 1970s and we reflect on his critique by also looking back at our careers in clinical endocrinology (Professor ...