Martin Landray's research while affiliated with University of Oxford and other places

Publications (2)

Article
Amid the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, substantial effort is being directed toward mining databases and publishing case series and reports that may provide insights into the epidemiology and clinical management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, there is growing concern about whether attempts t...

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... Observational analyses began to emerge and to be acted upon, despite them being unable to address unmeasured or unknown confounders. [15][16][17][18] Hence, RCTs are necessary to resolve such uncertainty. 19,20 Moderate treatment effects (ie proportional reductions in mortality of 20%-25%) were plausible, and still hugely relevant. ...
... Second is the high probability of spreading COVID-19 epidemic. The first country in Europe to have severe outbreaks were Italy and Spain [47]. European countries such as Italy and Spain, which are tourist destinations, have a temperate maritime climate, with no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer, and the climate is suitable. ...