Recent publications on Biostatistics

Rutter CM, Savarino JE. An evidence-based microsimulation model for colorectal cancer: validation and application.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2010 Aug;19(8):1992-2002. Epub 2010 Jul 20. PubMed

Larson EB. N-of-1 trials: a new future? J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Sep;25(9):891-2. Epub 2010 Jul 15. PubMed

Burgess S, Thompson SG; CRP CHD Genetics Collaboration, Andrews G, Samani NJ, Hall A, Whincup P, Morris R, Lawlor DA, Davey Smith G, Timpson N, Ebrahim S, Ben-Shlomo Y, Brown M, Ricketts S, Sandhu M, Reiner A, Psaty B, Lange L, Cushman M, Hung J, Thompson P, Beilby J, Warrington N, Palmer LJ, Nordestgaard BG, Tybjaerg-Hansen A, Zacho J, Wu C, Lowe G, Tzoulaki I, Kumari M, Yamamoto JF, Chiodini B, Franzosi M, Hankey GJ, Jamrozik K, Palmer L, Rimm E, Pai J, Heckbert S, Bis J, Anand S, Engert J, Collins R, Clarke R, Melander O, Berglund G, Ladenvall P, Johansson L, Jansson JH, Hallmans G, Hingorani A, Humphries S, Manson J, Watkins H, Hopewell J, Saleheen D, Frossard R, Danesh J, Sattar N, Robertson M, Shepherd J, Schaefer E, Hofman A, Witteman JC, Kardys I, de Faire U, Bennet A, Ford I, Packard C, Casas JP, Smeeth L, Wensley F, Bowden J, Di Angelantonio E, Gao P, Shah T, Verzilli C, Walker M, Whittaker J. Bayesian methods for meta-analysis of causal relationships estimated using genetic instrumental variables.  Stat Med. 2010;29(12):1298-311. PubMed

Hubbard RA, Miglioretti DL, Smith RA. Modelling the cumulative risk of a false-positive screening test.  Stat Methods Med Res. 2010 Oct;19(5):429-49. Epub 2010 Mar 31. PubMed

Morris DE, Pepe MS, Barlow WE. Contrasting two frameworks for ROC analysis of ordinal ratings. Med Decis Making. 2010 Jul-Aug;30(4):484-98. Epub 2010 Feb 10. PubMed

Rea TD, Cook AJ, Stiell IG, Powell J, Bigham B, Callaway CW, Chugh S, Aufderheide TP, Morrison L, Terndrup TE, Beaudoin T, Wittwer L, Davis D, Idris A, Nichol G. Predicting survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: role of the Utstein data elements. Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Mar;55(3):249-57. Epub 2009 Nov 27. PubMed

Lee HW, Webber WR, Crone N, Miglioretti DL, Lesser RP. When is electrical cortical stimulation more likely to produce afterdischarges?  Clin Neurophysiol. 2010 Jan;121(1):14-20. Epub 2009 Nov 8. PubMed

Olson JM, Raugi GJ, Nguyen VQ, Yu O, Reiber GE. Guideline concordant venous ulcer care predicts healing in a tertiary care Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Wound Repair Regen. 2009;17(5):666-70. PubMed

Cook AJ, Gold DR, Li Y. Spatial cluster detection for repeatedly measured outcomes while accounting for residential history.  Biom J. 2009;51(5):801-18. Epub 2009 Sep 16. PubMed

Cook AJ, Li Y, Arterburn D, Tiwari RC. Spatial cluster detection for weighted outcomes using cumulative geographic residuals.  Biometrics. 2010 Sep;66(3):783-92. Epub 2009 Sep 14. doi: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2009.01323.x. PubMed