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Linan Zeng

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Lecturer (Adjunct)Health Research Methods, Evidence, and ImpactMcMaster University

Research

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7 publications.

01

A novel framework for incorporating patient values and preferences in making guideline recommendations: guideline panel surveys

Zeng L, Helsingen LM, Bretthauer M, Agoritsas T, Vandvik PO, Mustafa RA, Busse J, Siemieniuk RAC, Lytvyn L, Li S-A

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology202339 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.07.003
02

Qualitative study of guideline panelists: innovative surveys provided valuable insights regarding patient values and preferences

Zeng L, Li S-A, Yang M, Yan L, Helsingen LM, Bretthauer M, Agoritsas T, Vandvik PO, Mustafa RA, Busse J

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology202317 citationsFirst authorOpen Access
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.07.014PMID: W4385336753
03

Presentation approaches for enhancing interpretability of patient-reported outcomes in meta-analyses: a systematic survey of Cochrane reviews

Zeng L, Yao L, Wang Y, Han MA, Granholm A, Nampo F, Tadayon B, Ni X, Zhang L, Devji T

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology20235 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.03.027
04

GRADE Guidance 34: update on rating imprecision using a minimally contextualized approach

Zeng L, Brignardello-Petersen R, Hultcrantz M, Mustafa RA, Murad MH, Iorio A, Traversy G, Akl EA, Mayer M, Schünemann HJ

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology2022292 citationsFirst authorOpen Access
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.07.014PMID: W4289779569
05

GRADE guidelines 32: GRADE offers guidance on choosing targets of GRADE certainty of evidence ratings

Zeng L, Brignardello-Petersen R, Hultcrantz M, Siemieniuk RAC, Santesso N, Traversy G, Izcovich A, Sadeghirad B, Alexander PE, Devji T

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology2021270 citationsFirst authorOpen Access
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.03.026PMID: W3152804121
06

When applying GRADE, how do we decide the target of certainty of evidence rating?

Zeng L, Brignardello-Petersen R, Guyatt G

Evidence-Based Mental Health202119 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1136/ebmental-2020-300170
07

How do cancer screening guidelines trade off benefits versus harms and burdens of screening? A systematic survey

Zeng L, Helsingen LM, Nampo FK, Wang Y, Yao L, Siemieniuk RA, Bretthauer M, Guyatt GH

BMJ Open20209 citationsFirst authorOpen Access
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038322PMID: W3108294044

Frequent collaborators

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Linan ZengGordon GuyattRomina BrignardelloReem Adel MustafaHolger SchunemannJason Walter BusseThomas AgoritsasAlfonso IorioBehnam SadeghiradBram RochwergElie AklNancy Santesso
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Reem Adel Mustafa

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Holger Schunemann

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Jason Walter Busse

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Thomas Agoritsas

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