Publications in 2008 by staff at the UK Cochrane Centre

Allen C, Clarke M, Wyatt D
International activity within Cochrane Review Groups [abstract]
Poster presentation at the 16th Cochrane Colloquium: Evidence in the era of globalisation; 2008 Oct 3-7; Freiburg, Germany
Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen 2008;102(Suppl VI):94
Attal N, Cruccu G, Haanpaa, Hansson P, Jensen TS, Nurmikko T, Sampaio C, Sindrup S, Wiffen P
[European Federation of Neurological Societies Guidelines on pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain]
Europos neurologu draugiju federacijos nurorodos apie neuropatinio skausmo medikamentini gydyma
Neurologijos Seminarai 2008;12(36):104-15
Bender R, Bunce C, Clarke M, Gates S, Lange S, Pace NL, Thorlund K
Attention should be given to multiplicity issues in systematic reviews
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2008;61:857-65
Boluyt N, Tjosvold L, Lefebvre C, Klassen TP, Offringa M
The usefulness of systematic review search strategies in finding child health systematic reviews in MEDLINE
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 2008;162:111-6
Clarke M
Book review: Kerr D, Knox K, Robertson D, et al, editors
Clinical Trials Explained, Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2006. Evidence-Based Medicine 2008;13:28
Clarke M
Commentary: good, but not perfect
BMJ 2008;336:549
Clarke M
Evidence Aid – from the Asian tsunami to the Wenchuan earthquake
Journal of Evidence-based Medicine 2008;1(1):9-11
Clarke M
Finding alternative words and phrases for search strategies
Cochrane News 2008;42:10
Clarke M
“Highlights from Issue 1, 2008”
Podcast, The Cochrane Collaboration, Podcasts from The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2008
http://cochrane.org/podcasts/review_summaries/2008issue1/issue1_2008_summary.html
Clarke M
“Highlights from Issue 2, 2008”
Podcast, The Cochrane Collaboration, Podcasts from The Cochrane Library, Issue 2, 2008
http://cochrane.org/podcasts/review_summaries/2008issue2/issue2_2008_summary.html
Clarke M
“Highlights from Issue 3, 2008”
Podcast, The Cochrane Collaboration, Podcasts from The Cochrane Library, Issue 3, 2008
http://cochrane.org/podcasts/review_summaries/2008issue3/issue3_2008_summary.html
Clarke M
“Highlights from Issue 4, 2008”
Podcast, The Cochrane Collaboration, Podcasts from The Cochrane Library, Issue 4, 2008
http://cochrane.org/podcasts/review_summaries/2008issue4/issue4_2008_summary.html
Clarke M
Interpreting the results of systematic reviews
Seminars in Hematology 2008;45:176-80
Clarke M
Mike Clarke visits South Africa
South African Cochrane Centre Newsletter 2008;8(2):4-5
Clarke M
Standardising outcomes in paediatric clinical trials
PLoS Medicine 2008;5(4):e102
Clarke M
Systematic review of reviews of risk factors for intracranial aneurysms
Neuroradiology 2008;50(8):653-64
Clarke M
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews – Issue 4, 2008 [commentary]
Journal of Evidence-based Medicine 2008;1(1):12
Clarke M, Hopewell S, Chalmers I
Reports of clinical trials should begin and end with up-to-date systematic reviews of other relevant evidence
Cochrane Collaboration Methods Groups Newsletter 2008;12:18
Clarke M, Li Y
Introduction to the Journal of Evidence-based Medicine [editorial]
Journal of Evidence-based Medicine 2008;1(1):1
Clarke M, McKinnon L, Eisinga A
Cracking up in the search for randomised trials [editorial]
Bahrain Medical Bulletin 2008;30(3):85-6
Clarke M, Oxman AD, Paulsen E, Higgins JPT, Green S, editors
Appendix A: Guide to the contents of a Cochrane Methodology protocol and review
In: Higgins JPT, Green S, editors
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
Version 5.0.0, [updated February 2008]
The Cochrane Collaboration, 2008
Available from: http://www.cochrane.org/resources/handbook/index.htm
Clarke M, Oxman AD, Paulsen E, Higgins JPT, Green S, editors
Appendix A: Guide to the contents of a Cochrane Methodology protocol and review
In: Higgins JPT, Green S, editors
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
Version 5.0.1, [updated September 2008]
The Cochrane Collaboration, 2008
Available from: http://www.cochrane-handbook.org/
Clarke M, Tharyan P, Green S
How up-to-date are Cochrane reviews? Response from the Cochrane Collaboration [letter]
Lancet 2008;371:384-5
De Vet HCW, Eisinga A, Riphagen II, Aertgeerts B, Pewsner D
Chapter 7: Searching for studies
In: Deeks JJ, Bossuyt P, Gatsonis C, editors
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy
Version 0.4, [updated November 2008]
The Cochrane Collaboration, 2008
Available from: http://srdta.cochrane.org/
Dewey A, Drahota A, Gal D, Dean T
Scoping exercise to map training materials currently available to support review authors [abstract]
Poster presentation at the 16th Cochrane Colloquium: Evidence in the era of globalisation; 2008 Oct 3-7; Freiburg, Germany
Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen 2008;102(Suppl VI):52
Dinnes J, Roderick P, Mallett S, Hopewell S, Deeks J
An empirical comparison of three meta-analytic models for the analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies [abstract]
In: Methods for Evaluating Medical Tests
Symposium; 2008 Jul 24-25; Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK:15
Available from: http://www.pcpoh.bham.ac.uk/publichealth/diagnostic-research/conference/docs/abstract_book.pdf
Djulbegovic B, Kumar A, Soares HP, Hozo I, Bepler G, Clarke M, Bennett CL
Treatment success in cancer: new cancer treatment successes identified in Phase 3 randomized controlled trials conducted by the National Cancer Institute-sponsored Cooperative Oncology Groups, 1955 to 2006
Archives of Internal Medicine 2008;168(6):632-42
Drahota A, Dewey A
The sociogram: a useful tool in the analysis of focus groups
Nursing Research 2008;57(4):293-7
Early Breast Cancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group (EBCTCG) (includes Clarke M)
Adjuvant chemotherapy in oestrogen-receptor-poor breast cancer: patient-level meta-analysis of randomised trials
Lancet 2008;371:29-40
Edwards SJ, Clarke MJ, Wordsworth S, Emmas CE
Carbapenems versus other beta-lactams in treating severe infections in intensive care: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 2008;27(7):531-43
Eisinga A
Commentary on: Whiting et al
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2008;61(4):357-64
Cochrane Collaboration Methods Groups Newsletter 2008;12:12-3
Ghersi D, Clarke M, Berlin J, Gülmezoglu AM, Kush R, Lumbiganon P, Moher D, Rockhold F, Sim I, Wager E
Reporting the findings of clinical trials: a discussion paper
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2008;86:492-3
Glanville J, Bayliss S, Booth A, Dundar Y, Fernandes H, Fleeman ND, Foster L, Fraser C, Fry-Smith A, Golder S, Lefebvre C, Miller C, Paisley S, Payne L, Price A, Welch K, on behalf of the InterTASC Information Specialists’ Sub-Group
So many filters, so little time: the development of a search filter appraisal checklist
Journal of the Medical Library Association 2008;96(4):356-61
Glanville J, Ritchie G, Lefebvre C
How well do published search filters perform in finding diagnostic test accuracy studies? [abstract]
In: Methods for Evaluating Medical Tests
Symposium; 2008 Jul 24-25; Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK:18
Available from: http://www.pcpoh.bham.ac.uk/publichealth/diagnostic-research/conference/docs/abstract_book.pdf
Green S, Higgins JPT, Alderson P, Clarke M, Mulrow CD, Oxman AD
Chapter 1: Introduction
In: Higgins JPT, Green S, editors
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
(Cochrane Book Series)
Chichester, UK: The Cochrane Collaboration and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2008:3-9
Green S, Higgins JPT, Alderson P, Clarke M, Mulrow CD, Oxman AD
Chapter 1: Introduction
In: Higgins JPT, Green S, editors
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
Version 5.0.0, [updated February 2008]
The Cochrane Collaboration, 2008
Available from: http://www.cochrane.org/resources/handbook/index.htm
Green S, Higgins JPT, Alderson P, Clarke M, Mulrow CD, Oxman AD
Chapter 1: Introduction
In: Higgins JPT, Green S, editors
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
Version 5.0.1, [updated September 2008]
The Cochrane Collaboration, 2008
Available from: http://www.cochrane-handbook.org/
Grobler L, Pienaar E, Siegfried N, Eisinga A
Challenges of developing a geographic search filter to identify randomized controlled trials in Africa: finding the optimal balance between sensitivity and precision [abstract]
Oral presentation at the 16th Cochrane Colloquium: Evidence in the era of globalisation; 2008 Oct 3-7; Freiburg, Germany
Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen 2008;102(Suppl VI):12-3
Hongcai S, Junhua Z, Clarke M, Boli Z, Youping L
Evidence-based medicine in traditional Chinese medicine: collision and combination
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2008;14(8):893-4
Hopewell S
Latest extensions to the CONSORT statement
Cochrane News 2008;42:4
Hopewell S, Altman DG, Moher D, Schulz KF
Endorsement of the CONSORT Statement by high impact factor medical journals and journal ‘Instructions to Authors’
Trials 2008;9:20
Hopewell S, Altman DG, Moher D, Schulz KF
Endorsement of the CONSORT Statement by high impact factor medical journals and journal ‘Instructions to Authors’ [abstract]
16th Cochrane Colloquium: Evidence in the era of globalisation; 2008 Oct 3-7; Freiburg, Germany
Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen 2008;102(Suppl VI):97
Hopewell S, Clarke M, editors
The Cochrane Collaboration Methods Groups Newsletter 2008;12:1-39
Available from: http://www.cochrane.org/newslett/MethodsGroupsJune2008.pdf
Hopewell S, Clarke M, Moher D, Wager E, Middleton P, Altman DG, Schulz KF, The CONSORT Group
CONSORT for reporting randomised trials in journal and conference abstracts
Lancet 2008;371(9609):281-3
Hopewell S, Clarke M, Moher D, Wager E, Middleton P, Altman DG, Schulz KF, The CONSORT Group
CONSORT for reporting randomized controlled trials in journal and conference abstracts: explanation and elaboration
PLoS Medicine 2008;5(1):e20
Hopewell S, Clarke M, Moher D, Wager E, Middleton P, Altman DG, Schulz KF, The CONSORT Group
[CONSORT for reporting randomized controlled trials in journal and conference abstracts: explanation and elaboration]
Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine / Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao 2008;6(3):221-32
Hopewell S, Eisinga A, Clarke M
Better reporting of randomized trials in biomedical journal and conference abstracts
Journal of Information Science 2008;34:162-73
Hopewell S, Higgins J
RevMan 5: Risk of Bias tool
Cochrane Collaboration Methods Groups Newsletter 2008;12:5
Hopewell S, Wolfenden L, Clarke M
Reporting of adverse events in systematic reviews can be improved: survey results
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2008;61(6):597-602
Lefebvre C, Eisinga A, McDonald S, Paul N
Enhancing access to reports of clinical trials published world-wide – the contribution of EMBASE records to the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) in The Cochrane Library
Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 2008;5:13
Available from: http://www.ete-online.com/content/5/1/13
Lefebvre C, Manheimer E, Glanville J, on behalf of the Cochrane Information Retrieval Methods Group
Chapter 6: Searching for studies
In: Higgins JPT, Green S, editors
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
(Cochrane Book Series)
Chichester, UK: The Cochrane Collaboration and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
, 2008:95-150
Lefebvre C, Manheimer E, Glanville J, on behalf of the Cochrane Information Retrieval Methods Group
Chapter 6: Searching for studies
In: Higgins JPT, Green S editors
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
Version 5.0.0, [updated February 2008]
The Cochrane Collaboration, 2008
Available from: http://www.cochrane.org/resources/handbook/index.htm
Lefebvre C, Manheimer E, Glanville J, on behalf of the Cochrane Information Retrieval Methods Group
Chapter 6: Searching for studies
In: Higgins JPT, Green S, editors
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
Version 5.0.1, [updated September 2008]
The Cochrane Collaboration, 2008
Available from: http://www.cochrane-handbook.org/
Lefebvre C, McGowan J, Weightman A, Cole B
Cochrane Information Retrieval Methods Group
Cochrane Collaboration Methods Groups Newsletter 2008;12:25-6
Loudon K, Hopewell S
The ‘What’s new’ section in Cochrane reviews updated in 2007 [abstract]
Oral presentation at the 16th Cochrane Colloquium: Evidence in the era of globalisation; 2008 Oct 3-7; Freiburg, Germany
Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen 2008;102(Suppl VI):26
Loudon K, Hopewell S, Clarke M, Moher D, French S, Scholten R, Eisinga A
Development of a decision tool for updating Cochrane reviews [abstract]
Oral presentation at the 16th Cochrane Colloquium: Evidence in the era of globalisation; 2008 Oct 3-7; Freiburg, Germany
Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen 2008;102(Suppl VI):24-5
Lunn MPT, Hughes RAC, Wiffen PJ
Duloxetine for treating painful neuropathy or chronic pain (Protocol) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 2
Art. No: CD007115 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007115
Massey T, Derry S, Moore RA, Wiffen PJ, McQuay HJ
Topical NSAIDs for acute pain in adults (Protocol)
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 4
Art.No: CD007402. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007402
Nasser M, Eisinga A, Al-Hajeri A, Fedorowicz Z
Assessment of the methodological quality of reporting of randomized trials in four Iranian healthcare journals
Bahrain Medical Bulletin 2008;30(3):111-3
Nasser M, Eisinga A, Al-Hajeri A, Fedorowicz Z
Identifying search terms likely to retrieve reports of randomized trials in Iranmedex – a pilot project
Bahrain Medical Bulletin 2008;30(3):119-21
Rydzewska L, Tierney J, Stewart L, Clarke M
Cochrane Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis Methods Group
Cochrane Collaboration Methods Groups Newsletter 2008;12:25
Sampson M, McGowan J, Lefebvre C, Moher D, Grimshaw J
PRESS:
Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies (Technology Report number 477)
Ottawa: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, 2008
Shang HC, Xu HJ, Chen J, Zhang BL, Li YP, Clarke MJ
How to connect the gap between clinical trials and clinical practice
Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 2008;14(4):309-11
Shepperd S, Doll H, Angus RM, Clarke MJ, Iliffe S, Kalra L, Ricauda NA, Wilson AD
Admission avoidance hospital at home
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 4
Art.No: CD007491. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007491
Siegfried N, Clarke M, Volmink J, Van der Merwe L
African HIV/AIDS trials are more likely to report adequate allocation concealment and random generation than North American trials
PLoS ONE 2008;3(10):e3491
Stewart LA, Tierney JF, Clarke M, on behalf of the Cochrane Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis Methods Group
Chapter 18: Reviews of individual patient data
In: Higgins JPT, Green S, editors
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
(Cochrane Book Series)
Chichester, UK: The Cochrane Collaboration and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2008:547-58
Stewart LA, Tierney JF, Clarke M, on behalf of the Cochrane Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis Methods Group
Chapter 18: Reviews of individual patient data
In: Higgins JPT, Green S, editors
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
Version 5.0.0, [updated February 2008]
The Cochrane Collaboration, 2008
Available from: http://www.cochrane.org/resources/handbook/index.htm
Stewart LA, Tierney JF, Clarke M, on behalf of the Cochrane Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis Methods Group
Chapter 18: Reviews of individual patient data
In: Higgins JPT, Green S, editors
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
Version 5.0.1, [updated September 2008]
The Cochrane Collaboration, 2008
Available from: http://www.cochrane-handbook.org/
Turner T, Clarke M, Green S, Tharyan P, Lumbiganon P, Garner P, Smith H, Clark K
Evaluating Evidence Aid [abstract]
Oral presentation at the 16th Cochrane Colloquium: Evidence in the era of globalisation; 2008 Oct 3-7; Freiburg, Germany
Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen 2008;102(Suppl VI):19
Ward D, Drahota A, Gal D, Severs M, Dean TP
Care home versus hospital and own home environments for rehabilitation of older people
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 4
Art.No: CD003164. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003164.pub2
Wiffen P
Clinical Pharmacology: Paracetamol and compound analgesics
In: Macintyre P, Walker S, Rowbotham D (editors)
Clinical Pain Management: Acute Pain
Second edition
London: Hodder Arnold, 2008:84-95
Wiffen P, Straube S, Derry S, Moore A, McQuay HJ
Pregabalin for acute and chronic pain
(Protocol) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 2
Art.No: CD007076.DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007076
Wiffen PJ
Evidence-based pain management and palliative care in Issue Three for 2007 of The Cochrane Library
Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy 2008;22(1):21-4
Wiffen PJ
Evidence-based pain management and palliative care in Issue Four for 2007 of The Cochrane Library
Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy 2008;22(2):173-5
Wiffen PJ
Evidence-based pain management and palliative care in Issue One for 2008 of The Cochrane Library
Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy 2008;22(3):239-42
Wiffen PJ
Evidence-based pain management and palliative care in Issue Two for 2008 of The Cochrane Library
Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy 2008;22(4):333-5