MRC Epidemiology Unit

 

Weight loss referrals for adults in primary care (WRAP): protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of primary care referral to a commercial weight loss provider for 12 weeks, referral for 52 weeks, and a brief self-help intervention [ISRCTN82857232].

Ahern AL, Aveyard PN, Halford JC, Mander A, Cresswell L, Cohn SR, Suhrcke M, Marsh T, Thomson AM, Jebb SA

BMC Public Health. Jun 2014

(DOI : 10.1186/1471-2458-14-620)

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A proposed method of bias adjustment for meta-analyses of published observational studies.

Thompson S, Ekelund U, Jebb S, Lindroos AK, Mander A, Sharp SJ, Turner R, Wilks D

International Journal of Epidemiology. Dec 2010

(DOI : 10.1093/ije/dyq248)

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