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| The revised CONSORT statement for reporting randomized trials: explanation and elaboration DG Altman, KF Schulz, D Moher, M Egger, F Davidoff, D Elbourne, ... Annals of internal medicine 134 (8), 663-694, 2001 | 4113 | 2001 |
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| Combination antiretroviral therapy and the risk of myocardial infarction Data Collection on Adverse Events of Anti-HIV Drugs (DAD) Study Group New England Journal of Medicine 349 (21), 1993-2003, 2003 | 1935 | 2003 |
| Prognosis of HIV-1-infected patients starting highly active antiretroviral therapy: a collaborative analysis of prospective studies M Egger, M May, G Chêne, AN Phillips, B Ledergerber, F Dabis, ... The Lancet 360 (9327), 119-129, 2002 | 1895 | 2002 |
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| Investigating and dealing with publication and other biases in meta-analysis JAC Sterne, M Egger, GD Smith Bmj 323 (7304), 101-105, 2001 | 1819* | 2001 |
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Marcel ZwahlenAssociate Professor of Epidemiology, University of Bern, SwitzerlandVerified email at ispm.unibe.ch
