Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative.

…, DE Bruns, CA Gatsonis, PP Glasziou, LM Irwig… - 2003 - thelancet.com
Background To comprehend the results of diagnostic accuracy studies, readers must understand
the design, conduct, analysis, and results of such studies. That goal can be achieved …

Estimation of test error rates, disease prevalence and relative risk from misclassified data: a review

SD Walter, LM Irwig - Journal of clinical epidemiology, 1988 - Elsevier
We review methods for the analysis of categorical clinical and epidemiological data, in which
the observations are subject to misclassification. Under certain conditions, it is possible to …

Toward complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative

…, CA Gatsonis, PP Glasziou, LM Irwig… - American journal of …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Our objective was to improve the accuracy and completeness of reporting of studies of
diagnostic accuracy, to allow readers to assess the potential for bias in the study, and to evaluate …

The STARD statement for reporting studies of diagnostic accuracy: explanation and elaboration

…, CA Gatsonis, PP Glasziou, LM Irwig… - Annals of internal …, 2003 - acpjournals.org
The quality of reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy is less than optimal. Complete and
accurate reporting is necessary to enable readers to assess the potential for bias in the …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic prophylaxis and recurrent urinary tract infection in children

…, NE Cranswick, G Smith, LM Irwig… - … England Journal of …, 2009 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Antibiotics are widely administered to children with the intention of preventing
urinary tract infection, but adequately powered, placebo-controlled trials regarding efficacy …

An evidence based approach to individualising treatment

PP Glasziou, LM Irwig - Bmj, 1995 - bmj.com
To which groups of patients can the results of clinical trials be applied? This question is
often inappropriately answered by reference to the trial entry criteria. Instead, the benefit and …

Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative

…, DE Bruns, CA Gatsonis, PP Glasziou, LM Irwig… - Family …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Objective. Our aim was to improve the accuracy and completeness of reporting of studies of
diagnostic accuracy in order to allow readers to assess the potential for bias in a study and …

Does treatment of vesicoureteric reflux in childhood prevent end-stage renal disease attributable to reflux nephropathy?

JC Craig, E PhD, LM Irwig, F PhD, JF Knight… - Pediatrics, 2000 - publications.aap.org
Objective. It is believed that end-stage renal disease (ESRD) attributable to reflux nephropathy
is preventable by the active treatment of vesicoureteric reflux in childhood with long-term …

Do commercial serological kits for Helicobacter pylori infection differ in accuracy? A meta-analysis.

CT Loy, LM Irwig, PH Katelaris… - American Journal of …, 1996 - search.ebscohost.com
Objectives: To compare the accuracy of common commercial serological kits for Helicobacter
pylori and to ascertain factors affecting accuracy. Methods: A comprehensive MEDLINE …

Evidence-based medicine: useful tools for decision making.

JC Craig, LM Irwig, MR Stockler - The Medical Journal of Australia, 2001 - europepmc.org
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) integrates clinical experience and patient values with the
best available research information. There are four steps in incorporating the best available …