Penny Whiting

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...

No role for quality scores in systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies (2005)

Whiting, Penny, Harbord, Roger, Kleijnen, Jos

Abstract Background There is a lack of consensus regarding the use of quality scores in diagnostic systematic reviews. The objective of this study was to use different methods of weighting items...

Rapid tests and urine sampling techniques for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) in children under five years: a systematic review (2005)

Whiting, Penny, Westwood, Marie, Watt, Ian, Cooper, Julie, Kleijnen, Jos

Abstract Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common sources of infection in children under five. Prompt diagnosis and treatment is important to reduce the risk of renal...

The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews (2003)

Whiting, Penny, Rutjes, Anne W.S., Reitsma, Johannes B., Bossuyt, Patrick M.M., Kleijnen, Jos

BACKGROUND: In the era of evidence based medicine, with systematic reviews as its cornerstone, adequate quality assessment tools should be available. There is currently a lack of a systematically...

The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews (2003)

Whiting, Penny, Rutjes, Anne WS, Reitsma, Johannes B, Bossuyt, Patrick MM, Kleijnen, Jos

Abstract Background In the era of evidence based medicine, with systematic reviews as its cornerstone, adequate quality assessment tools should be available. There is currently a lack of a...

The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews (2003)

Whiting, Penny, Rutjes, Anne W.S., Reitsma, Johannes B., Bossuyt, Patrick M.M., Kleijnen, Jos

BACKGROUND: In the era of evidence based medicine, with systematic reviews as its cornerstone, adequate quality assessment tools should be available. There is currently a lack of a systematically...

The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews (2003)

Whiting, Penny, Rutjes, Anne W.S., Reitsma, Johannes B., Bossuyt, Patrick M.M., Kleijnen, Jos

BACKGROUND: In the era of evidence based medicine, with systematic reviews as its cornerstone, adequate quality assessment tools should be available. There is currently a lack of a systematically...

Association of Down's syndrome and water fluoride level: a systematic review of the evidence (2001)

Whiting, Penny, McDonagh, Marian, Kleijnen, Jos

Abstract Background A review of the safety and efficacy of drinking water fluoridation was commissioned by the UK Department of Health to investigate whether the evidence supported a beneficial...

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.

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.