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Martin Schneider
Researcher at University of Bern
Publications - 12
Citations - 40371
Martin Schneider is an academic researcher from University of Bern. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & MEDLINE. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 10 publications receiving 33572 citations.
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Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
TL;DR: Funnel plots, plots of the trials' effect estimates against sample size, are skewed and asymmetrical in the presence of publication bias and other biases Funnel plot asymmetry, measured by regression analysis, predicts discordance of results when meta-analyses are compared with single large trials.
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Spurious precision? Meta-analysis of observational studies.
TL;DR: A Medline search identified 566 articles published in 1995 and indexed with the medical subject heading (MeSH) term “meta-analysis” and randomly selected 100 articles, finding about half were based on observational studies, mainly cohort and case-control studies of medical interventions or aetiological associations.
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Language Bias in Randomised Controlled Trials Published in English and German
Matthias Egger,Tanja Zellweger-Zähner,Martin Schneider,Christoph Junker,Christian Lengeler,Gerd Antes +5 more
TL;DR: English language bias may be introduced in reviews and meta-analyses if they include only trials reported in English if authors are more likely to report trials with statistically significant results in English than in German.
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Cohort Profile: Antiretroviral Therapy in Lower Income Countries (ART-LINC): international collaboration of treatment cohorts.
François Dabis,Eric Balestre,Paula Braitstein,Paolo G. Miotti,W. G.Martin Brinkhof,Martin Schneider,Mauro Schechter,Christian Laurent,Andrew Boulle,Charles Kabugo,Gorana Capkun,Catherine Seyler,James McIntyre,Eduardo Sprinz,David Bansgberg,Stefan Van der Borght,Matthias Egger,Xavier Anglaret,Mina C. Hosseinipour,Kumar Kumarasamy,John E. Sidle,Kamal Marhoum El Filali,Robin Wood,Diana Dickinson,Adama Ndir,Ernest Ekong,Stefaan Van Der Borght,Mana Khongphatthanayothin,David R. Bangsberg,Franck Olivie Ba-Gomis,Aliou Sylla,Henriette Meilo,Steven J. Miller,Tim Mead +33 more
TL;DR: International and bilateral initiatives, including the ‘3 by 5’ target, the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), aim to substantially increase access to antiretroviral treatment in resourcepoor settings during the next few months.