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Les Irwig
Researcher at University of Sydney
Publications - 329
Citations - 49587
Les Irwig is an academic researcher from University of Sydney. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Breast cancer. The author has an hindex of 85, co-authored 327 publications receiving 43520 citations. Previous affiliations of Les Irwig include McMaster University & Boston Children's Hospital.
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The outcome of childhood Haemophilus influenzae meningitis. A population based study.
TL;DR: To determine the morbidity and mortality from childhood Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) meningitis in a well defined population, a large number of cases are diagnosed with Hib.
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Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative
Patrick M.M. Bossuyt,Johannes B. Reitsma,David E. Bruns,Constantine Gatsonis,Paul Glasziou,Les Irwig,Jeroen G. Lijmer,David Moher,Drummond Rennie,Henrica C.W. de Vet +9 more
TL;DR: If medical journals adopt the STARD checklist and flow diagram, the quality of reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy should improve to the advantage of clinicians, researchers, reviewers, journals, and the public.
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The performance of tests of publication bias and other sample size effects in systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy was assessed.
TL;DR: The effective sample size funnel plot and associated regression test of asymmetry should be used to detect publication bias and other sample size related effects in meta-analyses of test accuracy.
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STARD 2015: an updated list of essential items for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies
Patrick M.M. Bossuyt,Johannes B. Reitsma,David E. Bruns,Constantine Gatsonis,Paul Glasziou,Les Irwig,Jeroen G. Lijmer,David Moher,David Moher,Drummond Rennie,Henrica C.W. de Vet,Herbert Y. Kressel,Nader Rifai,Robert M. Golub,Douglas G. Altman,Lotty Hooft,Daniël A. Korevaar,Jérémie F. Cohen,Jérémie F. Cohen +18 more
TL;DR: STARD 2015 is presented, an updated list of 30 essential items that should be included in every report of a diagnostic accuracy study, which incorporates recent evidence about sources of bias and variability in diagnostic accuracy.
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The STARD Statement for Reporting Studies of Diagnostic Accuracy: Explanation and Elaboration
Patrick M.M. Bossuyt,Johannes B. Reitsma,David E. Bruns,Constantine Gatsonis,Paul Glasziou,Les Irwig,David Moher,Drummond Rennie,Henrica C.W. de Vet,Jeroen G. Lijmer +9 more
TL;DR: The STARD (standards for reporting of diagnostic accuracy) statement as discussed by the authors was developed by a group of scientists and editors to improve the reporting quality of reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracies.