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Robert Wolff

Researcher at York University

Publications -  56
Citations -  6703

Robert Wolff is an academic researcher from York University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 46 publications receiving 4249 citations.

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Prediction models for diagnosis and prognosis of covid-19: systematic review and critical appraisal

TL;DR: Proposed models for covid-19 are poorly reported, at high risk of bias, and their reported performance is probably optimistic, according to a review of published and preprint reports.
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Cannabinoids for Medical Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

TL;DR: There was moderate- quality evidence to support the use of cannabinoids for the treatment of chronic pain and spasticity and low-quality evidence suggesting that cannabinoids were associated with improvements in nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy, weight gain in HIV infection, sleep disorders, and Tourette syndrome.
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PROBAST: A tool to assess the risk of bias and applicability of prediction model studies

TL;DR: This work presents PROBAST (Prediction model Risk Of Bias ASsessment Tool), a tool to assess the ROB and concerns regarding the applicability of diagnostic and prognostic prediction model studies, and develops the accompanying explanation and elaboration document.
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PROBAST : A Tool to Assess Risk of Bias and Applicability of Prediction Model Studies: Explanation and Elaboration

TL;DR: The rationale behind the domains and signaling questions, how to use them, and how to reach domain-level and overall judgments about ROB and applicability of primary studies to a review question are described.