{
  "abstract": "Doug Altman was an internationally renowned statistician who served as The BMJ’s chief statistical adviser. He was also our boss, mentor, and friend for over 26 years, until his early death in 2018.1234",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Applied Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK",
        "NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Gary S Collins"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Applied Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK",
        "NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Jonathan J Deeks"
    }
  ],
  "title": "The making of a statistician: Doug Altman",
  "uid": "9defb539-6d85-5bb4-9b42-24b01b339bb7"
}