Jonathan J. Deeks

Systematic review of effect of community-level interventions to reduce maternal mortality (2009)

Kidney, Elaine, Winter, Heather R, Khan, Khalid S, Gülmezoglu, A Metin, Meads, Catherine A, Deeks, Jonathan J, ...

Abstract Background The objective was to provide a systematic review of the effectiveness of community-level interventions to reduce maternal mortality. Methods We searched published papers using...

Graphical presentation of diagnostic information (2008)

Whiting, Penny F, Sterne, Jonathan AC, Westwood, Marie E, Bachmann, Lucas M, Harbord, Roger, Egger, Matthias, ...

Abstract Background Graphical displays of results allow researchers to summarise and communicate the key findings of their study. Diagnostic information should be presented in an easily interpretable...

BMC Medical Research Methodology BioMed Central Correspondence Graphical presentation of diagnostic information (2008)

Penny F Whiting, Jonathan Ac Sterne, Marie E Westwood, Lucas M Bachmann, Roger Harbord, Matthias Egger, ...

© 2008 Whiting et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License

A unification of models for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies (2007)

Harbord, Roger M., Deeks, Jonathan J., Egger, Matthias, Whiting, Penny, Sterne, Jonathan A. C.

Studies of diagnostic accuracy require more sophisticated methods for their meta-analysis than studies of therapeutic interventions. A number of different, and apparently divergent, methods for...

A unification of models for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies (2007)

Harbord, Roger M., Deeks, Jonathan J., Egger, Matthias, Whiting, Penny, Sterne, Jonathan A. C.

Studies of diagnostic accuracy require more sophisticated methods for their meta-analysis than studies of therapeutic interventions. A number of different, and apparently divergent, methods for...

A unification of models for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies (2006)

Harbord, Roger M., Deeks, Jonathan J., Egger, Matthias, Whiting, Penny, Sterne, Jonathan A.C.

Studies of diagnostic accuracy require more sophisticated methods for their meta-analysis than studies of therapeutic interventions. A number of different, and apparently divergent, methods for...

Schizophrenia and suicide: systematic review of risk factors (2005)

Hawton, Keith, Sutton, Lesley, Haw, Camilla, Sinclair, Julia, Deeks, Jonathan J.

BACKGROUND: Suicide risk is greatly increased in schizophrenia. Detection of those at risk is clinically important. AIMS: To identify risk factors for suicide in schizophrenia. METHOD: The...

Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses [journal article as teaching resource, deposited by John Flynn] (2003)

Higgins, Julian P. T., Thompson, Simon G., Deeks, Jonathan J., Altman, Douglas G.

Paper from the BMJ by Higgins J. P. T. et al Cochrane Reviews have recently started including the quantity I 2 to help readers assess the consistency of the results of studies in meta-analyses. What...

Meta-analysis, Simpson's paradox, and the number needed to treat (2002)

Altman, Douglas G, Deeks, Jonathan J

Abstract Background There is debate concerning methods for calculating numbers needed to treat (NNT) from results of systematic reviews. Methods We investigate the susceptibility to bias for...

Prospective Evaluation of Criteria for Microbiological Diagnosis of Prosthetic-Joint Infection at Revision Arthroplasty (1998)

Bridget L. Atkins, Nicholas Athanasou, Jonathan J. Deeks, Hamish Simpson, ...

A prospective study was performed to establish criteria for the microbiological diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection at elective revision arthroplasty. Patients were treated in a multidisciplinary...

Prospective Evaluation of Criteria for Microbiological Diagnosis of Prosthetic-Joint Infection at Revision Arthroplasty

Atkins, Bridget L., Athanasou, Nicholas, Deeks, Jonathan J., Crook, Derrick W. M., Simpson, Hamish, Peto, Timothy E. A., ...

A prospective study was performed to establish criteria for the microbiological diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection at elective revision arthroplasty. Patients were treated in a multidisciplinary...

Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses

Higgins, Julian P T, Thompson, Simon G, Deeks, Jonathan J, Altman, Douglas G

Cochrane Reviews have recently started including the quantity I2 to help readers assess the consistency of the results of studies in meta-analyses. What does this new quantity mean, and why is...

Effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor antagonists on mortality and renal outcomes in diabetic nephropathy: systematic review

Strippoli, Giovanni F M, Craig, Maria, Deeks, Jonathan J, Schena, Francesco Paolo, Craig, Jonathan C

Objective To evaluate the effects of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor antagonists (AIIRAs) on renal outcomes and all cause mortality in patients with...

Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: systematic review

Whiting, Penny, Harbord, Roger, Main, Caroline, Deeks, Jonathan J, Filippini, Graziella, Egger, Matthias, ...

Objective To determine the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging criteria for the early diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in patients with suspected disease.

Effect of needle size on immunogenicity and reactogenicity of vaccines in infants: randomised controlled trial

Diggle, Linda, Deeks, Jonathan J, Pollard, Andrew J

Objectives To assess the immunogenicity of vaccines for infants and to investigate whether the incidence of reactogenicity is reduced after each immunisation dose using needles of varying lengths and...

Prospective Evaluation of Criteria for Microbiological Diagnosis of Prosthetic-Joint Infection at Revision Arthroplasty

Atkins, Bridget L., Athanasou, Nicholas, Deeks, Jonathan J., Crook, Derrick W. M., Simpson, Hamish, Peto, Timothy E. A., ...

A prospective study was performed to establish criteria for the microbiological diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection at elective revision arthroplasty. Patients were treated in a multidisciplinary...

Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses

Higgins, Julian P T, Thompson, Simon G, Deeks, Jonathan J, Altman, Douglas G

Cochrane Reviews have recently started including the quantity I2 to help readers assess the consistency of the results of studies in meta-analyses. What does this new quantity mean, and why is...

Effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor antagonists on mortality and renal outcomes in diabetic nephropathy: systematic review

Strippoli, Giovanni F M, Craig, Maria, Deeks, Jonathan J, Schena, Francesco Paolo, Craig, Jonathan C

Objective To evaluate the effects of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor antagonists (AIIRAs) on renal outcomes and all cause mortality in patients with...

Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: systematic review

Whiting, Penny, Harbord, Roger, Main, Caroline, Deeks, Jonathan J, Filippini, Graziella, Egger, Matthias, ...

Objective To determine the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging criteria for the early diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in patients with suspected disease.

Effect of needle size on immunogenicity and reactogenicity of vaccines in infants: randomised controlled trial

Diggle, Linda, Deeks, Jonathan J, Pollard, Andrew J

Objectives To assess the immunogenicity of vaccines for infants and to investigate whether the incidence of reactogenicity is reduced after each immunisation dose using needles of varying lengths and...

A Simplified 4-Site Economical Intradermal Post-Exposure Rabies Vaccine Regimen: A Randomised Controlled Comparison with Standard Methods

Warrell, Mary J., Riddell, Anna, Yu, Ly-Mee, Phipps, Judith, Diggle, Linda, Bourhy, Hervé, ...

All human deaths from rabies result from failure to give adequate prophylaxis. After a rabid animal bite, immediate wound cleaning, rabies vaccine and immunoglobulin injections effectively prevent...

metan: fixed- and random-effects meta-analysis

Ross J. Harris, Michael J. Bradburn, Jonathan J. Deeks, Roger M. Harbord, Douglas G. Altman

This article describes updates of the meta-analysis command metan and options that have been added since the command’s original publication (Bradburn, Deeks, and Altman, metan - an alternative...

Evidence of methodological bias in hospital standardised mortality ratios: retrospective database study of English hospitals

Mohammed, Mohammed A, Deeks, Jonathan J, Girling, Alan, Rudge, Gavin, Carmalt, Martin, Stevens, Andrew J, ...

Objective To assess the validity of case mix adjustment methods used to derive standardised mortality ratios for hospitals, by examining the consistency of relations between risk factors and...