2011

Hinchliffe S.R., Dickman P.W., Lambert P.C. Adjusting for the proportion of cancer deaths in the general population when using relative survival: a sensitivity analysis. Cancer Epidemiology 2011 (in press).

Holmberg L., Robinson D., Sandin F., Bray F., Linklater K.M., Klint A., Lambert P.C., Adolfsson J., Hamdy F., Catto J., Møller H. A comparison of prostate cancer survival in England, Norway and Sweden: a population-based study. Cancer Epidemiology 2011 (in press).

Andersson T.M-L., Dickman P.W., Eloranta S., Lambert P.C. Estimating and modelling cure in population-based cancer studies within the framework of flexible parametric survival models. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011;11:96

Coleman MP, Rachet B, Woods L, Berrino F, Butler J, Capocaccia R, Dickman P, Gavin A, Giorgi R, Hamilton W, Lambert PC, Peake MD, Perme MP, Stare J, Vedstedt P. Rebuttal to editorial saying cancer survival statistics are misleading. BMJ. 2011 Jul 5;343:d4214. (Letter)

Rutherford M.J., Dickman, P.W., Lambert P.C. Comparison of methods for calculating relative survival in population-based studies. Cancer Epidemiology 2011 (in press).

Møller H., Sandin F., Robinson D., Bray F., Klint Å., Linklater K.M., Lambert P.C., Påhlman L., Holmberg L., Morris E. Colorectal cancer survival in socioeconomic groups in England: variation is mainly in the short term after diagnosis. European Journal of Cancer 2011;48:46-53

Lambert P.C., Holmberg L., Sandin F., Bray F., Linklater K.M., Purushotham A., Robinson D., Møller H. Quantifying differences in breast cancer survival between England and Norway.  Cancer Epidemiology 2011;35:526-533

Hakulinen, T., Seppa, K., Lambert P.C.  Choosing the relative survival method for cancer survival estimation. European Journal of Cancer 2011;47:2202-2210.

Eaker S., Wigertz A. Lambert P.C. Bergkvist L., Ahlgren J., Lambe M. Breast cancer, sickness absence, income and marital status. A study on life situation 1 year prior diagnosis compared to 3 and 5 years after diagnosis. PLoS ONE 2011;6(3):e18040

Morris E.J., Sandin F., Lambert P.C., Bray F., Klint A., Linklater K., Robinson D., Påhlman L., Holmberg L., Møller H. A population-based comparison of the survival of patients with colorectal cancer in England, Norway and Sweden between 1996 and 2004. Gut 2011;60:1087-1093

Morden J.P., Lambert P.C., Latimer N., Abrams K.R., Wailoo A.J. Assessing statistical methods for dealing with treatment switching in randomised controlled trials: A simulation study. BMC Methodology 2011;11(4). 

2010

Rutherford M.J., Lambert P.C. and Thompson J.R. Age-period-cohort modelling. The Stata Journal 2010;10:602-627.

Eloranta S., Lambert P.C., Cavalli-Bjorkman N., Andersson T.M-L., Glimelius B., Dickman P.W. Does socioeconomic status influence the prospect of cure from colon cancer-a population-based study in Sweden 1965-2000. European Journal Of Cancer 2010;46:2965-726.

Lambert P.C., Dickman P.W., Nelson C.P., Royston P. Estimating the crude probability of death due to cancer and other causes using relative survival models. Statistics in Medicine 2010;29:885-895.

Andersson T.M.L., Lambert P.C., Derolf Å.R., Kristinsson S.Y., Eloranta S., Landgren O., Björkholm M., Dickman P.W. Temporal trends in the proportion cured among adults diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in Sweden 1973-2001, a population-based study. British Journal of Haematology 2010;148:918-924.

Lambert P.C., Dickman P.W., Weston C.L., Thompson J.R. Estimating the cure fraction in population-based cancer studies using finite mixture models. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society (Series C) 2010;59:35-55.

Squire I.B., Nelson C.P., Ng L.L., Jones D.R., Woods K.L., Lambert P.C. Prognostic value of admission blood glucose concentration and diabetes diagnosis on survival after acute myocardial infarction; Results from 4702 index cases in routine practice. Clinical Science 2010;118:527-535.

Riley R.D., Lambert P.C., Abo-Zaid G. Meta-analysis of individual participant data: rationale, conduct and reporting. BMJ 2010;340:c221.

2009

Lambert P.C., Royston P. Further devlopments of flexible parametric models for survival analysis. The Stata Journal 2009; 9: 265-290.

Larfors G., Lambert P.C., Lambe M., Ekbom A., Cnattingius S. Placental weight and breast cancer survival in young women. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 2009;18:777-783.

Woods L.M., Rachet B. , Lambert P.C., Coleman, M.P. ‘Cure’ from breast cancer among two populations of women followed for 23 years after diagnosis. Annals of Oncology 2009;20:1331-1336.

Panickar J., Lakhanpaul M., Lambert P.C., Kenia P., Stephenson T., Smyth A., Grigg J. Oral prednisolone for preschool children with acute virus-induced wheezing. New England Journal of Medicine 2009;360;329-338.

2008

Reynolds R., Lambert, P.C., Burton, P.R. Analysis, power and design of antimicrobial resistance surveillance studies, taking account of inter-centre variation and turnover. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2008;62;ii29-ii39.

Bhaskaran K, Hamouda O, Sannes M, Boufassa F, Johnson A.M., Lambert P.C., Porter K; CASCADE Collaboration. Changes in the risk of death after HIV seroconversion compared with mortality in the general population. JAMA 2008:300;51-9. 

Gillies C.L., Lambert P.C., Abrams K.R., Sutton A.J., Cooper N.J., Hsu R., Davies M.J., Khunti K. Different strategies for screening and prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults: cost effectiveness analysis. BMJ 2008;336:1180-5.

Nelson C.P., Lambert P.C., Squire I.B., Jones D.R. Relative survival: what can cardiovascular disease learn from cancer? European Heart Journal 2008;29:941-7

Riley, R.D., Lambert P.C., Staessen J.A., Wang J., Gueyffier F. Meta-analysis of continuous outcomes combining individual patient data and aggregate data. Statistics in Medicine 2008:27:1870-1983

Lambert, P.C., Sutton, A.J., Burton, P.R., Abrams, K.R., Jones, D.R. Comments on 'Trying to be precise about vagueness' by Stephen Senn. Statistics in Medicine 2008;27:619-622

Lambert, P.C., Billingham, L.J., Cooper, N.J., Sutton, A.J., Abrams, K.R. Estimating the cost effectiveness of an intervention in a clinical trial when partial cost information is available: A Bayesian approach. Health Economics 2008;17:67-81. WinBUGS code

2007

Nelson C.P., Lambert P.C., Squire I.B., Jones D.R. Flexible parametric models for relative survival, with application in coronary heart disease. Statistics in Medicine 2007;26:5486-5498.

Lambert, P.C., Dickman, P.W., Österlund, P., Andersson, T., Sankila, R., Glimelius, B. Temporal trends in the proportion cured for cancer of the colon and rectum: A population-based study using data from the Finnish Cancer Registry. International Journal of Cancer 2007;121:2052-2059

Lambert, P.C. Modelling of the Cure Fraction in Survival Studies. The Stata Journal 2007; 7:351-375.

Riley, R.D., Abrams, K.R., Sutton, A.J., Lambert, P.C., Thompson, J.R. Bivariate random-effects meta-analysis and the estimation of between-study correlation. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2007; 7:3.

Gillies, C.L., Abrams, K.R., Lambert P.C., Cooper N.J., Sutton A.J., Hsu R.T., Khunti K. Pharmacological and lifestyle interventions to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in people with impaired glucose tolerance: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ 2007;334:299-302

Lambert, P. C., J. R. Thompson, Weston, C. L., Dickman, P. W. (2007). Estimating and modelling the cure fraction in population-based cancer survival analysis. Biostatistics 2007;8:576-594.

Manca A., Lambert, P.C., Sculpher, M., Hahn, S., Rice, N. Cost-effectiveness analysis using data from multinational trials: The use of bivariate hierarchical modelling. Medical Decision Making 2007;27:471-490.

Sutton, A.J., Cooper, N.J., Jones, D.R., Lambert P.C., Thompson, J.R., Abrams, K.R. Evidence-based sample size calculations based upon updated meta-analysis. Statistics in Medicine 2007;26:2479-2500.

Cooper N.J., Lambert P.C., Abrams K.R., Sutton A.J. Predicting costs over time using Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo methods: An application to early inflammatory polyarthritis. Health Economics 2007;16:37-56

Riley, R.D., Abrams, K.R., Lambert, P.C., Sutton, A.J., Thompson, J.R. An evaluation of bivariate random-effects meta-analysis for the joint synthesis of two correlated outcomes. Statistics in Medicine 2007;26:78-97.

2006

Lambert, P.C. Comment on Article by Browne and Draper. Bayesian Analysis 2006; 1(3):543-546.

Riley, R.D., Abrams, K.R., Lambert, P.C., Sutton, A.J., Altman, D.G. Where next for evidence synthesis of prognostic marker studies? Improving the quality and reporting of primary studies to facilitate clinically relevant evidence-based results. In: Auget J-L, Balakrishnan N, Mesbah M, Molenberghs G ed(s). Advances in Statistical Methods for the Health Sciences. Boston, Birkhauser and Springer.

2005

Abrams, K.R., Gillies C.L., Lambert P.C. Meta-Analysis of Heterogeneously Reported Trials Assessing Change from Baseline. Statistics in Medicine 2005; 24:3823-3844.

Lambert, P.C, Smith, L.K., Jones, D.R., Botha, J.L. Additive and multiplicative covariate regression models for relative survival incorporating fractional polynomials for time-dependent effects. Statistics in Medicine 2005; 24:3871-3885. [Stata Code]

Minelli C., Thompson, J.R., Abrams K.A., Lambert P.C. Bayesian implementation of a “model free” approach to the meta-analysis of genetic association studies. Statistics in Medicine 2005; 24:3845-3861.

Lambert, P.C., Sutton, A.J., Burton, P.R., Abrams, K.R., Jones, D.R. How Vague is Vague? A simulation study of the impact of the use of vague prior distributions in MCMC using WinBUGS. Statistics in Medicine 2005; 24:2401-2428.

Taub NA, Morgan Z, Brugha TS, Lambert PC, Bebbington PE, Jenkins R, Kessler RC, Zaslavsky AM, Hotz T. Recalibration methods to enhance information on prevalence rates from large mental health surveys. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research 2005; 14: 3-13.  

Waugh, J., Bell, SC., Kilby M., Lambert, P.C., Shennan, A. Halligan, A.W.F. Urine protein estimation in pregnancy: Which thresholds and laboratory assay best predicts clinical outcome?. Hypertension in Pregnancy 2005; 24:291-302.

Sutton, A.J., Cooper, N.J., Abrams, K.R., Lambert, P.C., Jones, D.R. A Bayesian approach to evaluating net clinical benefit allowed for parameter uncertainty. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2005; 58:26-40  

2004

Lambert, P.C., Burton, P.R., Abrams, K.R., Brooke, A.M. The Analysis of Peak Expiratory Flow Data Using a Three Level Hierarchical Model. Statistics in Medicine 2004; 23:3821-3839.

Smith, L.K., Lambert,P.C., Botha, J.L. Providing more up-to-date estimates of patient survival: modelling the effects of covariates. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2004; 57:14-20

Riley, R.D., Sutton, A.J., Abrams, K.R., Lambert, P.C. Sensitivity analyses in meta-analysis of partially and completely unavailable multiple outcomes. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2004; 57:911-924

Sweeting, M.J., Sutton, A.J., Lambert, P.C. What to add to nothing? Use and avoidance of continuity corrections in meta-analysis of rare events. Statistics in Medicine 2004; 23:1351-1375.

Riley, R.D., Heney, D., Jones, D.R., Sutton, A.J., Lambert, P.C., Abrams, K.R., Young, B., Wailoo, A.J., Burchill, S.A. A Systematic Review Of Molecular And Biological Tumour Markers In Neuroblastoma. Clinical Cancer Research: 10:4-12; 2004

2003

Baker, R., Falconer-Smith, J., Lambert, P.C. A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of feedback in improving test ordering in general practice. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care: 21:219-223; 2003.

Oommen,A., Lambert,P.C.,Grigg,J. Efficacy of a short course of oral prednisolone for acute preschool viral-wheeze: a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial with stratification for systemic eosinophil priming. The Lancet: 362:1433-1438; 2003

McKean, M.C., Hewitt, C., Lambert, P.C., Myint, S., Silverman, M. An adult model of exclusive viral wheeze: inflammation in the upper and lower respiratory tracts. Clinical and Experimental Allergy: 33:912-920, 2003.

Riley, R.D., Abrams, K.R., Sutton, A.J., Lambert, P.C., Jones, D.R., Heney, D., Burchill, S.A. Reporting of prognostic markers and evidence-based practice: current problems and development of guidelines for the future British Journal of Cancer: 88:1191-1198, 2003

Smith, L.K., Lambert,P.C., Jones, D.R. Up-to-date estimates of long term cancer survival in England and Wales. British Journal of Cancer. 89:74-76, 2003.

Riley, R.D., Burchill, S.A., Abrams, K.R., Heney, D., Sutton, A.J., Jones, D.R., Lambert, P.C., Young, B., Wailoo, A.J., Lewis, I.J. A Systematic Review Of Molecular And Biological Markers In Tumours Of The Ewing’s Sarcoma Family. European Journal of Cancer 2003;39:19-30

Cooper, N.J., Abrams,K.R., Sutton, A.J., Turner,D., Lambert, P.C. Use of Bayesian methods for Markov modelling in cost-effectiveness analysis: An application to taxane use in advanced breast cancer. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A 2003;389-405.

Waugh, J.,Bel,S.C., Kilby,M.D., Lambert,P.C., Blackwell,C.N., Shennan,A., Halligan,A. Urinary microalbumin/creatinine ratios: reference range in uncomplicated pregnancy. Clinical Science 104:103-107. 2003

Hsu, R.T., Lambert, P.C., Dixon-Woods, M., Kurinczuk, J.J. Effect of NHS walk-in centre on local primary healthcare services: before and after observation study. BMJ: 326: 530-532, 2003.

Waugh, J.,Kilby, M., Lambert, P.C., Bell, S.C., Blackwell, C.N., Shennan, A., Halligan, A. Validation of the DCA 2000 Microalbumin:Creatinine ration urinanalyzer for its use in pregnancy and preeclampsia. Hypertension in Pregnancy. 22: 77-92, 2003.

Baker, R., Fraser, R.C., Stone, M., Lambert, P.C., Stevenson K., Shiels C. Randomised controlled trial of the impact of guidelines, prioritised review criteria and feedback on implementation of recommendations for angina and asthma. British Journal of General Practice. 53:284-291, 2003 

Riley, R.D., Burchill, S.A., Abrams, K.R., Heney, Lambert, P.C., D., Jones, D.R., Sutton, A.J., Young, B., Wailoo, A.J., Lewis, I.J. Systematic review and evaluation of the use of tumour markers in paediatric oncology: Ewing’s sarcoma and neuroblastoma. Health Technology Assessment 2003;7(5):1-1-62

2002

Sutton, A.J., Cooper, N.J., Lambert, P.C., Jones, D.R., Abrams, K.R., Sweeting, M.J. Meta-analysis of rare and adverse event data. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research 2002, 2:367-379.

 Young, B., Fitch, G.E., Dixon-Woods, M., Lambert, P.C., Brooke, A.M. Parents' accounts of wheeze and asthma related symptoms: a qualitative study. Archives of Disease in Childhood.2002 87:131-134

Lambert, P.C., Sutton, A.J., Abrams, K.R., Jones, D.R. A comparison of summary patient level covariates in meta-regression with individual patient data meta-analyses. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 55:86-94, 2002.

2001

Lambert P.C., Abrams KR, Jones DR, Halligan AWF, Shennan AH. Analysis of ambulatory blood pressure monitor data using ahierarchical model incorporating restricted cubic splines and heterogeniouswithin-subject variances. Statistics in Medicine 2001; 20:3789-3805.

Mckean MC, Leech M, Lambert PC, Hewitt C, Myint S, Silverman M. A model of viral wheeze in nonasthmatic adults: symptoms and physiology. Eur Respir J 2001;18:23-32.

Waugh J., Bell S.C., Kilby M., Lambert P.C., Shennan A., Halligan A. Effect of concentration and biochemical assay on the accuracy of urine dipsticks in hypertensive pregnancies. Hypertension in Pregnancy. 20: 205-217. 2001

2000

Waugh J, Perry IJ, Halligan AW, De Swiet M, Lambert PC, Penny JA, Taylor DJ, Jones DR, Shennan A. Birth weight and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure in nonproteinuric hypertensive pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;183:633-7.

Abrams KR, Lambert PC, Sansó B, Shaw C and Marteau TM. Meta-analysis of heterogeneously reported study results - A Bayesian approach. In Meta-Analysis in medicine and health policy. p29-64. Ed Berry DA and Stangl DK. Marcel Dekker, NY. 2000.

Sutton AJ, Lambert PC, Hellmich MAG, Abrams KR and Jones DR. Meta-analysis in practice: A critical review of available software. In Meta-Analysis in medicine and health policy. P359-390. Ed Berry DA and Stangl DK. Marcel Dekker, NY. 2000.

1999

Bell SC, Halligan AWF, Martin A, Ashmore J, Shennan AH, Lambert PC, Taylor DJ. The role of observer error in antenatal dipstick proteinuria analysis. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1999;106:1177-80.

Williams N, Jackson D, Lambert PC, Johnstone JM. Incidence of non-specific abdominal pain in children during school term: population survey based on discharge diagnoses. BMJ 1999;318:1455.

1998

Penny JA, Halligan AWF, Shennan AH, Lambert PC, Jones DR, Deswiet M, Taylor DJ. Automated, ambulatory, or conventional blood pressure measurement in pregnancy: Which is the better predictor of severe hypertension? American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1998;178:521-6.

Brooke AM, Lambert PC, Burton PR, Clarke C, Luyt DK, Simpson H. Recurrent cough: natural history and significance in infancy and early childhood. Pediatr Pulmonol 1998;26:256-61.

Hellmich M., Abrams K.R., Jones D.R., Lambert P.C. A Bayesian approach to a general regression model for ROC curves. Medical Decision Making 1998. 18: 436-443.

1997

Halligan, AWF., Shennan, A, Lambert, PC, Bell, SC, Taylor, DJ, and De Swiet, M. Automated blood pressure measurement as a predictor of proteinuric pre-eclampsia. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1997; 104, 559-562.

1996

Halligan A, Shennan A, Lambert PC, DeSwiet M, Taylor DJ. Diurnal blood-pressure difference in the assessment of preeclampsia. Obstetrics and Gynecology 1996;87:205-8.

Brooke AM, Lambert PC, Burton PR, Clarke C, Luyt DK, Simpson H. Night cough in a population-based sample of children - characteristics, relation to symptoms and associations with measures of asthma severity. European Respiratory Journal 1996;9:65-71.

Peek M, Shennan A, Halligan A, Lambert PC, Taylor DJ, DeSwiet M. Hypertension in pregnancy - which method of blood-pressure measurement is most predictive of outcome. Obstetrics and Gynecology 1996;88:1030-3.

Abrams KR,.Lambert PC. In discussion of Goldstein H. and Spiegelhalter D.J., League tables and their limitations - statistical issues in comparisons of institutional performance. Journal Of The Royal Statistical Society Series A-Statistics In Society 1996;159:409-43.

Halligan A, Lambert PC, O'Brien E, Shennan A. Characteristics of a reversed circadian blood-pressure rhythm in pregnant-women with hypertension. Journal Of Human Hypertension 1996;10:135.

1995

Luyt DK, Brooke AM, Lambert PC, Burton P, Simpson H. Wheeze in preschool-children - who is followed-up, who is treated and who is hospitalized. European Respiratory Journal 1995;8:1736-41.

Brooke AM, Lambert PC, Burton PR, Clarke C, Luyt DK, Simpson H. The natural-history of respiratory symptoms in preschool-children. American Journal of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1995;152 :1872-8.

Esmail A, Lambert PC, Jones DR, Mitchell EA. Prevalence of risk-factors for sudden-infant-death-syndrome in south east England before the 1991 national back to sleep health- education campaign. Journal Of Public Health Medicine 1995;17:282-9.

Lambert PC,.Abrams KR. Meta-analysis using multilevel models. Multilevel Modelling Newsletter 1995;7:17-9.