Risk of invasive melanoma in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with biologics: results from a collaborative project of 11 European biologic registers
LK Mercer, J Askling, P Raaschou, WG Dixon… - Annals of the …, 2017 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives Some studies have reported a possible association between exposure to tumour
necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors and an increased risk of melanoma. The aim of this study …
necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors and an increased risk of melanoma. The aim of this study …
A comparison of heterogeneity variance estimators in combining results of studies
K Sidik, JN Jonkman - Statistics in medicine, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
For random effects meta‐analysis, seven different estimators of the heterogeneity variance
are compared and assessed using a simulation study. The seven estimators are the …
are compared and assessed using a simulation study. The seven estimators are the …
Statistical methods for healthcare regulation: rating, screening and surveillance
D Spiegelhalter, C Sherlaw-Johnson… - Journal of the Royal …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Current demand for accountability and efficiency of healthcare organizations, combined with
the greater availability of routine data on clinical care and outcomes, has led to an increased …
the greater availability of routine data on clinical care and outcomes, has led to an increased …
[PDF][PDF] Rate transformations and smoothing
L Anselin, N Lozano, J Koschinsky - Urbana, 2006 - academia.edu
This report is part of a series of activities to review and assess methods for exploratory
spatial data analysis and spatial statistics as they pertain to the study of the geography of …
spatial data analysis and spatial statistics as they pertain to the study of the geography of …
Estimating heterogeneity variance in meta-analysis
AL Rukhin - Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Several new estimators of the between-study variability in a heterogeneous random effects
meta-analysis model are derived. One is the unbiased statistic which is locally optimal for …
meta-analysis model are derived. One is the unbiased statistic which is locally optimal for …
[图书][B] Meta-analysis of binary data using profile likelihood
Providing reliable information on an intervention effect, meta-analysis is a powerful statistical
tool for analyzing and combining results from individual studies. Meta-Analysis of Binary …
tool for analyzing and combining results from individual studies. Meta-Analysis of Binary …
Accounting for regression‐to‐the‐mean in tests for recent changes in institutional performance: Analysis and power
HE Jones, DJ Spiegelhalter - Statistics in medicine, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Recent changes in individual units are often of interest when monitoring and assessing the
performance of healthcare providers. We consider three high profile examples:(a) annual …
performance of healthcare providers. We consider three high profile examples:(a) annual …
Improved methods for surveying and monitoring crimes through likelihood based cluster analysis
I Neema, D Böhning - 2010 - ijcst.journals.yorku.ca
This paper focuses on a development of a classification model that gives an accurate
placement of regions into classes of the relative risk of crimes over time. The analysis was …
placement of regions into classes of the relative risk of crimes over time. The analysis was …
Überprüfung der Methodik im Schweizer Atlas der Gesundheitsversorgung
T Schoch, O Thees - 2023 - irf.fhnw.ch
Zusammenfassung Die Inanspruchnahme von Gesundheitsleistungen weist grosse
regionale Unterschiede auf. Der Schweizer Versorgungsatlas (www. versorgungsatlas. ch) …
regionale Unterschiede auf. Der Schweizer Versorgungsatlas (www. versorgungsatlas. ch) …
Berücksichtigung von Heterogenität in Meta-Analyse von randomisierten kontrollierten Studien
AM Mukhtar - 2008 - media.suub.uni-bremen.de
Heterogeneity in meta-analysis can be caused by chance, methodological or clinical
variations between the included primary studies. To identify a clinical variable as a cause of …
variations between the included primary studies. To identify a clinical variable as a cause of …