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Peter C Gøtzsche

Peter C Gøtzsche

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Medicine

D-Index
105
Citations
372360
World Ranking
6622
National Ranking
641

Overview

Peter C Gøtzsche is affiliated with Cochrane in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine through a focus on diverse subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research encompasses various main topics such as Meta-analysis and systematic reviews, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Pharmaceutical studies and practices, Treatment of Major Depression, and Ethics in Clinical Research.

Peter C Gøtzsche has authored multiple papers, including recent notable publications like:

  • CONSORT Harms 2022 statement, explanation, and elaboration: updated guideline for the reporting of harms in randomised trials (2023, BMJ)
  • CONSORT Harms 2022 statement, explanation, and elaboration: updated guideline for the reporting of harms in randomized trials (2023, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology)
  • Benefits and harms of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines: systematic review with meta-analyses of trial data from clinical study reports (2020, Systematic Reviews)
  • Citation bias: questionable research practice or scientific misconduct? (2022, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine)
  • EMA and FDA psychiatric drug trial guidelines: assessment of guideline development and trial design recommendations (2021, Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences)

Frequent coauthors of Peter C Gøtzsche include:

  • Karsten Juhl Jørgensen
  • Kim Boesen
  • John P. A. Ioannidis
  • Jan P. Vandenbroucke
  • Erik von Elm

Their publications are often found in several key venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine
  • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
  • Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
  • Indian Journal of Medical Ethics

Best Publications

  • The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration

    Alessandro Liberati;Douglas G. Altman;Jennifer Tetzlaff;Cynthia Mulrow

  • The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies

    E von Elm;D G Altman;M Egger;M Egger;S J Pocock

  • The Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials

    Julian P T Higgins;Douglas G Altman;Peter C Gøtzsche;Peter Jüni

  • [The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies].

    Erik von Elm;Douglas G. Altman;Matthias Egger;Matthias Egger;Stuart J. Pocock

  • The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate healthcare interventions: explanation and elaboration

    Alessandro Liberati;Douglas G Altman;Jennifer Tetzlaff;Cynthia Mulrow

  • Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

    D Moher;A Liberati;J Tetzlaff;D G Altman

  • CONSORT 2010 Explanation and Elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials

    David Moher;Sally Hopewell;Kenneth F Schulz;Victor M. Montori

  • Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies

    Erik von Elm;Douglas G Altman;Matthias Egger;Stuart J Pocock

  • Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): explanation and elaboration.

    J P Vandenbroucke;E von Elm;E von Elm;D G Altman;P C Gøtzsche

  • The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and ElaborationPRISMA: Explanation and Elaboration

    Alessandro Liberati;Douglas G. Altman;Jennifer Tetzlaff;Cynthia Mulrow

  • Spirit 2013 statement: Defining standard protocol items for clinical trials

    An Wen Chan;Jennifer M. Tetzlaff;Douglas G. Altman;Andreas Laupacis

  • The PRISMA Extension Statement for Reporting of Systematic Reviews Incorporating Network Meta-analyses of Health Care Interventions: Checklist and Explanations

    Brian Hutton;Georgia Salanti;Deborah M Caldwell;Anna Chaimani

  • SPIRIT 2013 explanation and elaboration: guidance for protocols of clinical trials

    An Wen Chan;Jennifer M. Tetzlaff;Peter C. Gøtzsche;Douglas G. Altman

  • The Revised CONSORT Statement for Reporting Randomized Trials: Explanation and Elaboration

    Douglas G. Altman;Kenneth F. Schulz;David Moher;Matthias Egger

  • The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for reporting observational studies

    E Von Elm;D G Altman;M Egger;S J Pocock

  • Screening for breast cancer with mammography.

    Peter C Gøtzsche;Karsten Juhl Jørgensen

  • Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and elaboration

    Jan P Vandenbroucke;Erik Björn von Elm;Douglas G Altman;Peter C Gøtzsche

  • [CONSORT 2010 Explanation and Elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials (Chinese version)]

    David Moher;Sally Hopewell;Kenneth F Schulz;Victor Montori

  • The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for Reporting Observational Studies */Declaration De l'Initiative STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) : Recommandations Pour L'elaboration Des Rapports D'etudes Observationnelles/ Declaracion De la Iniciativa STOBE

    Erik von Elm;Douglas G. Altman;Matthias Egger;Stuart J. Pocock

  • CONSORT 2010 Statement: Updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomized trials

    K F Schulz;D G Altman;D Moher;D Moher;V Barbour

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas G. Altman
Douglas G. Altman University of Oxford
Matthias Egger
Matthias Egger University of Bern
Helle Krogh Johansen
Helle Krogh Johansen University of Copenhagen
Jan P. Vandenbroucke
Jan P. Vandenbroucke Leiden University Medical Center
Stuart J. Pocock
Stuart J. Pocock London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
David Moher
David Moher Ottawa Hospital
John P. A. Ioannidis
John P. A. Ioannidis Stanford University
Tom Jefferson
Tom Jefferson University of Oxford
Kenneth F. Schulz
Kenneth F. Schulz University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lisa Bero
Lisa Bero University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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