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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses.
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BMJ
|
2003
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128.20
|
|
2
|
QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.
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Ann Intern Med
|
2011
|
15.02
|
|
3
|
Pulse oximetry screening for congenital heart defects in newborn infants (PulseOx): a test accuracy study.
|
Lancet
|
2011
|
6.91
|
|
4
|
Recommendations for examining and interpreting funnel plot asymmetry in meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials.
|
BMJ
|
2011
|
6.80
|
|
5
|
Validity of indirect comparison for estimating efficacy of competing interventions: empirical evidence from published meta-analyses.
|
BMJ
|
2003
|
6.61
|
|
6
|
Evidence of methodological bias in hospital standardised mortality ratios: retrospective database study of English hospitals.
|
BMJ
|
2009
|
6.08
|
|
7
|
Male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual acquisition of HIV in men.
|
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
|
2009
|
4.86
|
|
8
|
Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2008
|
4.84
|
|
9
|
Effect of BCG vaccination on risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children with household tuberculosis contact: a prospective community-based study.
|
Lancet
|
2005
|
4.82
|
|
10
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Much ado about nothing: a comparison of the performance of meta-analytical methods with rare events.
|
Stat Med
|
2007
|
4.56
|
|
11
|
Interpretation of random effects meta-analyses.
|
BMJ
|
2011
|
4.32
|
|
12
|
Comparison of range of commercial or primary care led weight reduction programmes with minimal intervention control for weight loss in obesity: lighten Up randomised controlled trial.
|
BMJ
|
2011
|
4.25
|
|
13
|
Rapid diagnostic tests for diagnosing uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria in endemic countries.
|
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
|
2011
|
4.11
|
|
14
|
Dynamic antigen-specific T-cell responses after point-source exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2006
|
3.98
|
|
15
|
Influence of reported study design characteristics on intervention effect estimates from randomized, controlled trials.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2012
|
3.63
|
|
16
|
Effect of needle size on immunogenicity and reactogenicity of vaccines in infants: randomised controlled trial.
|
BMJ
|
2006
|
3.48
|
|
17
|
A unification of models for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies.
|
Biostatistics
|
2006
|
3.23
|
|
18
|
Schizophrenia and suicide: systematic review of risk factors.
|
Br J Psychiatry
|
2005
|
3.21
|
|
19
|
Cellular immune correlates of protection against symptomatic pandemic influenza.
|
Nat Med
|
2013
|
3.03
|
|
20
|
Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: systematic review.
|
BMJ
|
2006
|
2.95
|
|
21
|
Improved diagnostic evaluation of suspected tuberculosis.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2008
|
2.85
|
|
22
|
CT colonography in the detection of colorectal polyps and cancer: systematic review, meta-analysis, and proposed minimum data set for study level reporting.
|
Radiology
|
2005
|
2.48
|
|
23
|
Magnetic resonance imaging versus computed tomography for detection of acute vascular lesions in patients presenting with stroke symptoms.
|
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
|
2009
|
2.43
|
|
24
|
Dynamic relationship between IFN-gamma and IL-2 profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific T cells and antigen load.
|
J Immunol
|
2007
|
2.40
|
|
25
|
Prognostic value of a T-cell-based, interferon-gamma biomarker in children with tuberculosis contact.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2008
|
2.36
|
|
26
|
Systematic reviews of diagnostic tests in cancer: review of methods and reporting.
|
BMJ
|
2006
|
2.12
|
|
27
|
An empirical comparison of methods for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy showed hierarchical models are necessary.
|
J Clin Epidemiol
|
2008
|
2.07
|
|
28
|
When should a new test become the current reference standard?
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2008
|
1.95
|
|
29
|
Assessing the value of diagnostic tests: a framework for designing and evaluating trials.
|
BMJ
|
2012
|
1.93
|
|
30
|
Effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor antagonists on mortality and renal outcomes in diabetic nephropathy: systematic review.
|
BMJ
|
2004
|
1.92
|
|
31
|
Inconsistency between direct and indirect comparisons of competing interventions: meta-epidemiological study.
|
BMJ
|
2011
|
1.86
|
|
32
|
Accuracy of history, wheezing, and forced expiratory time in the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
|
J Gen Intern Med
|
2002
|
1.73
|
|
33
|
Rapid diagnostic tests for diagnosing uncomplicated non-falciparum or Plasmodium vivax malaria in endemic countries.
|
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
|
2014
|
1.71
|
|
34
|
Meta-analysis, Simpson's paradox, and the number needed to treat.
|
BMC Med Res Methodol
|
2002
|
1.66
|
|
35
|
An assessment of the publicly disseminated evidence of safety used in decisions to withdraw medicinal products from the UK and US markets.
|
Drug Saf
|
2006
|
1.40
|
|
36
|
Systematic review of effect of community-level interventions to reduce maternal mortality.
|
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
|
2009
|
1.36
|
|
37
|
Cochrane diagnostic test accuracy reviews.
|
Syst Rev
|
2013
|
1.33
|
|
38
|
A one-item question with a Likert or Visual Analog Scale adequately measured current anxiety.
|
J Clin Epidemiol
|
2006
|
1.24
|
|
39
|
Screening tests for detecting open-angle glaucoma: systematic review and meta-analysis.
|
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
|
2008
|
1.18
|
|
40
|
Acquisition of Streptococcus pneumoniae and nonspecific morbidity in infants and their families: a cohort study.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
2005
|
1.13
|
|
41
|
A simplified 4-site economical intradermal post-exposure rabies vaccine regimen: a randomised controlled comparison with standard methods.
|
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
|
2008
|
1.08
|
|
42
|
Reporting on covariate adjustment in randomised controlled trials before and after revision of the 2001 CONSORT statement: a literature review.
|
Trials
|
2010
|
1.05
|
|
43
|
Systematic review of peer support for breastfeeding continuation: metaregression analysis of the effect of setting, intensity, and timing.
|
BMJ
|
2012
|
1.04
|
|
44
|
Empirical evidence of the importance of comparative studies of diagnostic test accuracy.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2013
|
1.02
|
|
45
|
The science of clinical practice: disease diagnosis or patient prognosis? Evidence about "what is likely to happen" should shape clinical practice.
|
BMC Med
|
2015
|
1.01
|
|
46
|
Individual participant data meta-analyses should not ignore clustering.
|
J Clin Epidemiol
|
2013
|
1.00
|
|
47
|
Novel M tuberculosis antigen-specific T-cells are early markers of infection and disease progression.
|
PLoS One
|
2011
|
0.96
|
|
48
|
Accuracy of single progesterone test to predict early pregnancy outcome in women with pain or bleeding: meta-analysis of cohort studies.
|
BMJ
|
2012
|
0.95
|
|
49
|
Use of T cell-based diagnosis of tuberculosis infection to optimize interpretation of tuberculin skin testing for child tuberculosis contacts.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2009
|
0.94
|
|
50
|
A capture-recapture analysis demonstrated that randomized controlled trials evaluating the impact of diagnostic tests on patient outcomes are rare.
|
J Clin Epidemiol
|
2011
|
0.94
|
|
51
|
Graphical presentation of diagnostic information.
|
BMC Med Res Methodol
|
2008
|
0.94
|
|
52
|
Development and initial validation of a simple clinical decision tool to predict the presence of heart failure in primary care: the MICE (Male, Infarction, Crepitations, Edema) rule.
|
Eur J Heart Fail
|
2012
|
0.94
|
|
53
|
Word limits best explain failings of industry supported meta-analyses.
|
BMJ
|
2006
|
0.94
|
|
54
|
The REFER (REFer for EchocaRdiogram) protocol: a prospective validation of a clinical decision rule, NT-proBNP, or their combination, in the diagnosis of heart failure in primary care. Rationale and design.
|
BMC Cardiovasc Disord
|
2012
|
0.93
|
|
55
|
WITHDRAWN: Eradication of Helicobacter pylori for non-ulcer dyspepsia.
|
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
|
2011
|
0.91
|
|
56
|
Meta-analysis of randomised trials with a continuous outcome according to baseline imbalance and availability of individual participant data.
|
Stat Med
|
2013
|
0.91
|
|
57
|
Three methods to construct predictive models using logistic regression and likelihood ratios to facilitate adjustment for pretest probability give similar results.
|
J Clin Epidemiol
|
2007
|
0.90
|
|
58
|
Bivariate meta-analysis of predictive values of diagnostic tests can be an alternative to bivariate meta-analysis of sensitivity and specificity.
|
J Clin Epidemiol
|
2012
|
0.90
|
|
59
|
No evidence of bias in the process of publication of diagnostic accuracy studies in stroke submitted as abstracts.
|
J Clin Epidemiol
|
2008
|
0.89
|
|
60
|
Vaccines for preventing cholera: killed whole cell or other subunit vaccines (injected).
|
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
|
2010
|
0.87
|
|
61
|
Second trimester serum tests for Down's Syndrome screening.
|
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
|
2012
|
0.86
|
|
62
|
Summarising and validating test accuracy results across multiple studies for use in clinical practice.
|
Stat Med
|
2015
|
0.85
|
|
63
|
Effect of antenatal peer support on breastfeeding initiation: a systematic review.
|
CMAJ
|
2010
|
0.84
|
|
64
|
In the context of performance monitoring, the caterpillar plot should be mothballed in favor of the funnel plot.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2008
|
0.82
|
|
65
|
The basis for monitoring strategies in clinical guidelines: a case study of prostate-specific antigen for monitoring in prostate cancer.
|
CMAJ
|
2011
|
0.82
|
|
66
|
Stratified medicine in European Medicines Agency licensing: a systematic review of predictive biomarkers.
|
BMJ Open
|
2014
|
0.82
|
|
67
|
First trimester serum tests for Down's syndrome screening.
|
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
|
2015
|
0.82
|
|
68
|
Health promotion in older Chinese: a 12-month cluster randomized controlled trial of pedometry and "peer support".
|
Med Sci Sports Exerc
|
2012
|
0.81
|
|
69
|
External validation of the OHTS-EGPS model for predicting the 5-year risk of open-angle glaucoma in ocular hypertensives.
|
Br J Ophthalmol
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
70
|
WITHDRAWN: Psychological interventions for non-ulcer dyspepsia.
|
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
71
|
WITHDRAWN: Pharmacological interventions for non-ulcer dyspepsia.
|
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
72
|
Steroid metabolome analysis reveals prevalent glucocorticoid excess in primary aldosteronism.
|
JCI Insight
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
73
|
Cochrane Column * Rapid diagnostic tests can extend access of diagnostic services for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria * Commentary: Rapid diagnostic tests for diagnosing uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in endemic countries (Review) * Approach to conducting Cochrane Diagnostic Test Accuracy Reviews.
|
Int J Epidemiol
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
74
|
Maternal exercise and growth in breastfed infants: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
|
Pediatrics
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
75
|
Concerning: 'The number needed to treat needs an associated odds estimation'.
|
J Public Health (Oxf)
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
76
|
A critical appraisal of the Australian comparative trial of methadone and buprenorphine maintenance.
|
Drug Alcohol Rev
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
77
|
Urine tests for Down's syndrome screening.
|
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
|
2015
|
0.75
|