Ausgabe 1/2002
Inhalt (16 Artikel)
Open Access
Debate
Simpson's paradox and calculation of number needed to treat from meta-analysis
Christopher J Cates
Open Access
Debate
Pooling data for Number Needed to Treat: no problems for apples
R Andrew Moore, David J Gavaghan, Jayne E Edwards, Phillip Wiffen, Henry J McQuay
Open Access
Debate
Meta-analysis, Simpson's paradox, and the number needed to treat
Douglas G Altman, Jonathan J Deeks
Open Access
Research article
Markers for early detection of cancer: Statistical guidelines for nested case-control studies
Stuart G Baker, Barnett S Kramer, Sudhir Srivastava
Open Access
Research article
Are the Cochrane group registers comprehensive? A case study of Japanese psychiatry trials
Toshi A Furukawa, Toshiya Inada, Clive E Adams, Hugh McGuire, Ataru Inagaki, Shoko Nozaki
Open Access
Research article
Publication bias in gastroenterological research – a retrospective cohort study based on abstracts submitted to a scientific meeting
Antje Timmer, Robert J Hilsden, John Cole, David Hailey, Lloyd R Sutherland
Open Access
Research article
Conducting systematic reviews of diagnostic studies: didactic guidelines
Walter L Devillé, Frank Buntinx, Lex M Bouter, Victor M Montori, Henrica CW de Vet, Danielle AWM van der Windt, P Dick Bezemer
Open Access
Research article
Statistical issues in randomized trials of cancer screening
Stuart G Baker, Barnett S Kramer, Philip C Prorok
Open Access
Research article
Threshold protocol for the exchange of confidential medical data
Jules J Berman
Open Access
Research article
The transitive fallacy for randomized trials: If A bests B and B bests C in separate trials, is A better than C?
Stuart G Baker, Barnett S Kramer
Open Access
Research article
Bias and heteroscedastic memory error in self-reported health behavior: an investigation using covariance structure analysis
Emil Kupek
Open Access
Research article
Choosing marginal or random-effects models for longitudinal binary responses: application to self-reported disability among older persons
Isabelle Carrière, Jean Bouyer
Open Access
Erratum
Erratum to: Sample size requirements for case-control study designs
Michael deBurgh Edwardes