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Fox M, Edwards J, Platt R, Balzer L
Am J Epidemiol . 2019 Oct; 189(4):261-264. PMID: 31595956
Epidemiologic methods have advanced tremendously in the last several decades. As important as they are, even the most sophisticated approaches are unable to provide meaningful answers when the user lacks...
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Soh J, Torres-Platas S, Beaulieu S, Mantere O, Platt R, Mucsi I, et al.
BMC Psychiatry . 2018 Jul; 18(1):227. PMID: 30012135
Background: Lithium is the gold-standard treatment for bipolar disorder, is highly effective in treating major depressive disorder, and has anti-suicidal properties. However, clinicians are increasingly avoiding lithium largely due to...
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Abenhaim H, Tulandi T, Wilchesky M, Platt R, Spence A, Czuzoj-Shulman N, et al.
Obstet Gynecol . 2018 Jan; 131(2):354-359. PMID: 29324607
Objective: To evaluate the association of cesarean deliveries on the incidence of small bowel obstruction. Methods: We formed a population-based cohort of all women with a first live birth between...
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Thomas D, Platt R, Benedetti A
BMC Med Res Methodol . 2017 Feb; 17(1):28. PMID: 28202011
Background: Individual patient data meta-analyses (IPD-MA) are often performed using a one-stage approach-- a form of generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) for binary outcomes. We compare (i) one-stage to two-stage...
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Hernan M, Sauer B, Hernandez-Diaz S, Platt R, Shrier I
J Clin Epidemiol . 2016 May; 79:70-75. PMID: 27237061
Many analyses of observational data are attempts to emulate a target trial. The emulation of the target trial may fail when researchers deviate from simple principles that guide the design...
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Franchi G, Viereck U, Platt R, Yen S, Hasson C
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc . 2016 Jan; 2015:3929-32. PMID: 26737153
The purpose of this study was to adapt a multipurpose robotic arm for gait rehabilitation. An advantage of this approach is versatility: a robotic arm can be attached to almost...
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Cameron C, Fireman B, Hutton B, Clifford T, Coyle D, Wells G, et al.
Syst Rev . 2015 Nov; 4:147. PMID: 26537988
Network meta-analysis is increasingly used to allow comparison of multiple treatment alternatives simultaneously, some of which may not have been compared directly in primary research studies. The majority of network...
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Jensen M, Mendelson M, Desplats E, Zhang X, Platt R, Ducharme F
J Allergy Clin Immunol . 2015 Oct; 137(3):782-8.e6. PMID: 26476478
Background: Few instruments exist to measure caregivers' functional status during a young child's asthma exacerbation. Objective: We sought to develop and validate a measure of caregivers' functional status during a...
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King C, McCollum E, Mankhambo L, Colbourn T, Beard J, Hay Burgess D, et al.
PLoS One . 2015 Sep; 10(9):e0139295. PMID: 26402716
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Ducharme F, Jensen M, Mendelson M, Parkin P, Desplats E, Zhang X, et al.
J Allergy Clin Immunol . 2015 Sep; 137(3):744-9.e6. PMID: 26341275
Background: Few instruments exist to ascertain the severity of a preschool-aged child's asthma exacerbations managed at home. Objective: We sought to develop and validate a functional status instrument to assess...