What's wrong with Bonferroni adjustments
- T. Perneger
- EducationBMJ
- 18 April 1998
This paper advances the view, widely held by epidemiologists, that Bonferroni adjustments are, at best, unnecessary and, at worst, deleterious to sound statistical inference.
Effectiveness of a hospital-wide programme to improve compliance with hand hygiene
- D. Pittet, S. Hugonnet, T. Perneger
- MedicineThe Lancet
- 14 October 2000
Hand Hygiene among Physicians: Performance, Beliefs, and Perceptions
- D. Pittet, A. Simon, Stphane Hugonnet, C. L. Pessoa-Silva, Valrie Sauvan, T. Perneger
- MedicineAnnals of Internal Medicine
- 6 July 2004
Investigation of risk factors for nonadherence among physicians and of physician beliefs and perceptions associated with hand hygiene in this population found that overall adherence to hand hygiene guidelines was 57%.
The French SF-36 Health Survey: translation, cultural adaptation and preliminary psychometric evaluation.
- A. Leplège, E. Ecosse, A. Verdier, T. Perneger
- PsychologyJournal of Clinical Epidemiology
- 1 November 1998
Validity of the Fagerström test for nicotine dependence and of the Heaviness of Smoking Index among relatively light smokers.
- J. Etter, T. Duc, T. Perneger
- Medicine, PsychologyAddiction
- 1 February 1999
In a population of relatively light smokers, FTND and HSI seem to measure little more than the number of cigarettes per day, and a new and more broadly applicable test of addiction to cigarettes is a research priority.
Bacterial contamination of the hands of hospital staff during routine patient care.
- D. Pittet, S. Dharan, S. Touveneau, V. Sauvan, T. Perneger
- MedicineArchives of Internal Medicine
- 26 April 1999
Bacterial contamination increased linearly with time on ungloved hands during patient care, and because hand antisepsis was superior to hand washing, intervention trials should explore the role of systematic handantisepsis as a cornerstone of infection control to reduce cross-transmission in hospitals.
Assessing clinical probability of pulmonary embolism in the emergency ward: a simple score.
- J. Wicki, T. Perneger, A. Junod, H. Bounameaux, A. Perrier
- MedicineArchives of Internal Medicine
- 8 January 2001
This clinical score, based on easily available and objective variables, provides a standardized assessment of the clinical probability of PE and is applied to emergency ward patients suspected of having PE to allow a more effective diagnostic process.
Compliance with Handwashing in a Teaching Hospital
- D. Pittet, P. Mourouga, T. Perneger
- MedicineAnnals of Internal Medicine
- 19 January 1999
This observational study investigated factors associated with poor compliance with handwashing in a teaching hospital and used Stata version 5 (Stata Corp., College Station, Texas) for all analyses.
A Self-Administered Questionnaire to Measure Dependence on Cigarettes: The Cigarette Dependence Scale
- J. Etter, J. L. Houezec, T. Perneger
- Psychology, MedicineNeuropsychopharmacology
- 1 February 2003
CDS-12 and CDS-5 are reliable measures of cigarette dependence which fulfill several criteria of content validity and construct validity and are sensitive to change over time.
Risk of kidney failure associated with the use of acetaminophen, aspirin, and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs.
- T. Perneger, P. Whelton, M. Klag
- MedicineNew England Journal of Medicine
- 22 December 1994
People who often take acetaminophen or NSAIDs have an increased risk of end-stage renal disease, but not those whooften take aspirin.
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