Technical Reports

The technical reports listed below can be obtained by contacting 

2005

05-01
Performance of tests and adjustments for publication bias in the presence of heterogeneity. 
Jaime L Peters, Alex J Sutton, David R Jones, Keith R Abrams, Lesley Rushton

05-03
An evaluation of bivariate random-effects meta-analysis for the joint synthesis of two correlated outcomes.
Riley RD, Abrams KR, Lambert PC, Sutton AJ, Thompson JR. 

05-04
The benefits and limitations of multivariate meta-analysis, with application to diagnostic and prognostic studies.
Riley RD, Abrams KR, Sutton AJ, Lambert PC, Thompson JR.

05-05
Methods for combining individual patient data and aggregate data in evidence synthesis were identified by a systematic review.
Riley RD, Look MP, Simmonds MC.  

2004

04-01
Synthesising both benefit and harm: A Bayesian approach to evaluating net clinical benefit
Alexander J Sutton, Nicola J Cooper, Keith R Abrams, Paul C Lambert, David R Jones

02-03         
Decision analytical economic modelling within a Bayesian framework. 
NJ Cooper, AJ Sutton and KR Abrams.  NJ Cooper, AJ Sutton and KR Abrams. 

02-04   
What to add to nothing?  Use and avoidance of continuity corrections in meta-analysis of rare events. 
MJ Sweeting, AJ Sutton and PC Lambert  

2001

01-01            
Variations in decision-making in screening for childhood eye disease.  
LK Smith.   

01-02   
Cancer Incidence rates among UK South Asians: Service providers must take account of changing patterns with age.  
LK Smith, KR Abrams, PC Lambert, JL Botha, W Steward, A Benghiat.  

1999

99-01
Synthesis of qualitative and quantitative data in health-related research.
David R Jones, Karen Roberts, Keith R. Abrams, Mary Dixon-Woods, Ray Fitzpatrick. Proceedings of a Workshop 29 September 1999 at Royal Statistical Society, London. 

99-02
Meta-analysis of qualitative and quantitative evidence ESRC ALCD2 Project (H519 255 046). 
David R Jones, Karen A Roberts, Keith R Abrams, Mary Dixon-Woods, Ray Fitzpatrick. 

1998

98-01
Meta-Analysis of Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence: An Example Based on Studies of Patient Satisfaction. 
Karen Roberts, David R. Jones, Keith R. Abrams, Mary Dixon-Woods, Ray Fitzpatrick.

98-02
Meta-Analysis of Heterogeneously Reported Study Results - A Bayesian Approach. 
Keith Abrams, Paul C. Lambert, Bruno Sanso, Chris Shaw, Theresa M. Marteau -

98-03
Bayesian Approaches to Modelling Uncertainty Associated with the Attributable Risk. 
Keith Abrams, Paul C. Lambert, Bruno Sanso, Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, Elizabeth S. Draper, Michael Clarke

98-04
Cholesterol lowering and reduction in risk from coronary heart disease (CHD)/all cause mortality: a cross design synthesis based on Bayesian hierarchical models.  
Alex J. Sutton, David R. Jones, Keith R. Abrams

1997

97-01
Bayesian Approach to Health Care Evidence. 
Keith Abrams, Hellmich M. and David R Jones

97-02
A Bayesian Approach to a General Regression Model for ROC Curves.
Hellmich M., Keith Abrams, David R Jones and Paul C Lambert.

97-03
Synthesis of Incomplete Data using Bayesian Hierarchical Models: An Illustration Based on Data Describing Survival from Neuroblastoma.
Paul C Lambert, Keith Abrams, Bruno Sanso and David R Jones

97-04
Classical and Bayesian Approaches to Meta-Analysis of ROC Curves: a Comparative Review. 
Martin Hellmich, Keith Abrams and Alex J Sutton.

1996

96-01
Assessment of prior distributions and model parameterisation in hierarchical models for the generalised synthesis of evidence.
TC Smith, KR Abrams, DR Jones.

96-02   
Bayesian estimation in parametric survival models. 
KR Abrams, D Ashby.  

96-03 
Discrimination between competing parametric survival models - a Bayesian perspective. 
KR Abrams, B Sansó. 

96-04
Accident Liability in the National Child Development Study. 
David R. Jones and Phillip Sedgwick

96-05
Life Events and Accidents in the Child Development Study. 
David R. Jones and Phillip Sedgwick

96-06
Being Economical with the Costs. 
David J. Spiegelhalter, Sheila M Gore, David R. Jones, Mahesh K.B. Parmar, Ray Fitzpatrick and David R Cox  

1995

95-01
Approximate Bayesian inference for random effects meta-analysis. 
Keith R Abrams and Bruno Sanso

95-02
Hierarchical Models in Generalised Synthesis of Evidence: An Example Based on Studies of Breast Cancer Screening. 
Teresa C. Smith, K Abrams and David R Jones

95-03
Model Discrimination in Meta-Analysis - A Bayesian Perspective. 
Keith R. Abrams and Bruno Sanso

95-04
A Bayesian Approach to Weibull Survival Models - Application to a Cancer Clinical Trial. 
Keith R. Abrams, Deborah Ashby and Doug Errington