1Department of Biostatistics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
2INSERM, U1153 Epidemiology and Biostatistics Sorbonne Paris Cité Research Center (CRESS), Methods of Therapeutic Evaluation of Chronic Diseases (METHODS) Team, Paris Descartes University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
3Institute of Psychology Health and Society/North West Hub for Trials Methodology Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
4Centre de Recherche Epidémiologie et Statistique, INSERM U1153, Paris, France
5Cochrane France, Paris, France
6Centre d’Épidémiologie Clinique, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75004 Paris, France
7Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY USA
8Department of Psychological Sciences and MRC North West Hub for Trials Methodology Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
9MRC North West Hub for Trials Methodology Research, Department of Biostatistics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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