Publications

Peer reviewed publications in English

Bax L, Yu LM, Ikeda N, Moons KG. A systematic comparison of software dedicated to meta-analysis of causal studies. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2007;7(1):40. [IF: 2.0]
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Diamond GA, Bax L, Kaul S. Uncertain effects of rosiglitazone on the risk for myocardial infarction and cardiovascular death. Ann Intern Med. Oct 16 2007;147(8):578-581. [IF: 14.8]
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Bax L, Yu LM, Ikeda N, Tsuruta H, Moons KG. Development and validation of MIX: comprehensive free software for meta-analysis of causal research data. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2006;6:50. [IF: 2.0]
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Tsuruta H, Bax L. Polychotomization of continuous variables in regression models based on the overall C index. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2006;6:41. [IF: 1.5]
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Bax L, Staes F, Verhagen A. Does neuromuscular electrical stimulation strengthen the quadriceps femoris? A systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Sports Med. 2005;35(3):191-212. [IF: 3.5]
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Other publications

Bax L, Yu LM, Ikeda N, Tsuruta H, Moons KGM: MIX: comprehensive free software for meta-analysis of causal research data. Version 1.7. http://mix-for-meta-analysis.info, 2008.
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鶴田陽和，Bax L. 回帰モデルにおける連続量の説明変数のカテゴリ化と実質的にバイアスのない計算法. 医療情報学. 2007,1:91～99.
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Conference proceedings

Tsuruta H, Bax L. A Method for Categorizing Continuous Prognostic Variables Based on the Overall C Index. Proceedings of the Twelfth World Congress on Medical Informatics. 2007;2501-2515.
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Bax L, Yu LM, Ikeda N, Tsuruta H, Moons KGM: Validation of a freely available and comprehensive meta-analysis add-in for excel. In European Journal of Epidemiology 2006; 21(supplement):58 (IEA-EEF Congress of Epidemiology proceedings).
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鶴田陽和,福本真理子,バックス・レオン. ブスルファン血中濃度曲線下面積の推測式の開発と コンパートメント モデルによる検証. 第26回医療情報学連合大会論文集，639～642, 2006.
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鶴田陽和,バックス・レオン,逸見治.予後因子をカテゴリ化するための実質的にバイアスのない方法．第25回 医療情報学連合大会論文集，709～710，2005.
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Conference presentations

Tsuruta H., Bax L.: A Method for Categorizing Continuous Prognostic Variables Based on the Overall C Index. Twelfth World Congress on Medical Informatics 2007, Brisbane, Australia.
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Ikeda N, Bax L, Henmi O, Mamorita N, Tsuruta H, Shibata S, Takeuchi A: Study of a logistic model with mutually correlated variables using a generation algorithm of dichotomous data with arbitrary sensitivity, specificity and correlation. Twelfth World Congress on Medical Informatics 2007, Brisbane, Australia.
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鶴田陽和，Bax L. 回帰モデルにおける連続量の説明変数のカテゴリ化と実質的にバイアスのない計算法．第11 回日本医療情報学会春季学術大会（大阪）, 2007.
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Bax L, Yu LM, Ikeda N, Moons KGM: A systematic review and in-depth comparison of meta-analysis software. In The Asia Pacific EBM Network Conference; Hong Kong; 2006.
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Bax L, Yu LM, Ikeda N, Tsuruta H, Moons KGM: Validation of a freely available and comprehensive meta-analysis add-in for excel. In The IEA-EEF Congress of Epidemiology; Utrecht, The Netherlands; 2006. Also in European Journal of Epidemiology 2006, 21(supplement):58.
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Ikeda N, Shibata S, Bax L, Henmi O, Mamorita N, Tsuruta H, Takeuchi A: Diagnostic performance of combined tests using a generation algorithm of multiple tests with arbitrary sensitivity, specificity and correlation. Advances in Medical, Signal and Information Processing - MEDSIP 2006, Glasgow, UK.

鶴田陽和, 本真理子，バックス・レオン.ブスルファン血中濃度曲線下面積の推測式の開発とコンパートメント モデルによる検証．第26回医療情報学連合大会（札幌）, 2006.

Bax L, Tsuruta H, Ikeda N, Takeuchi A, Shirataka M: The MIX program, free software for learning, teaching, and exploring meta-analysis with Excel. In The 13th Cochrane Colloquium; Melbourne, Australia; 2005.
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鶴田陽和, バックス・レオン, 逸見治. 予後因子をカテゴリ化するための実質的にバイアスのない方法．第25 回医療情報学連合大会（横浜）, 2005.
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Bax L, Tsuruta H, Shirataka M, Takeuchi A, Ikeda N: The MIX program, an active way of learning about meta-analysis with Excel. In International Symposium: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis; Wako, Japan; 2005.
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Bax L, Staes F, Verhagen A: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation, does it work? In International Symposium: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis; Wako, Japan; 2005.

Bax L, Ikeda N, Shirataka M, Takeuchi A: Explaining common meta-analytic statistics in Japan with a simple Excel add-in. In The 24th Joint Conference on Medical Informatics; Nagoya, Japan; 2004.
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Bax L, Ikeda N: Explaining and performing common meta-analytic procedures in Japan.: development of bilingual interactive software. In The 12th Cochrane Colloquium; Ottawa, Canada; 2004.
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