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Serotonin Transporter (5-HTT) Gene Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Chronic Periodontitis: A Case-Control Study

Frontiers in Genetics, 2019
Objective: The current study is aimed at exploring the relationship between chronic periodontitis and serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene polymorphisms (rs6354 and rs12449783) in the Chinese Han population.Methods: This study included a total of 120 ...
Lan Wu, Lan Wu, Tong Deng, Tong Deng, Chao-Yang Wang, Xue-Qun Ren, Yun-Yun Wang, Xian-Tao Zeng, Xian-Tao Zeng, Pei-Liang Geng, Pei-Liang Geng   +10 more
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Chinese medical drugs for coronavirus disease 2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Integrative Medicine Research, 2020
Background: Integration of Chinese medical drugs (CMD) and western medicine (WM) has been widely used in the treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This systematic review aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CMD for COVID-19. Method: A
Wentai Pang, Zhi Liu, Nan Li, Yuyun Li, Fengwen Yang, Bo Pang, Xinyao Jin, Wenke Zheng, Junhua Zhang   +8 more
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Evidence based medicine [PDF]

BMJ, 1995
Busy doctors have never had time to read all the journals in their disciplines. There are, for example, about 20 clinical journals in adult internal medicine that report studies of direct importance to clinical practice, and in 1992 these journals included over 6000 articles with abstracts: to keep up the dedicated doctor would need to read about 17 ...
F, Davidoff, B, Haynes, D, Sackett, R, Smith   +3 more
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Evidence for the medicinal value of Squama Manitis (pangolin scale): A systematic review

Integrative Medicine Research, 2021
Background: Squama Manitis (pangolin scale) has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. However, its efficacy has not been systematically reviewed. This review aims to fill the gap.
Xinyao Jin, Hui Zi Chua, Keyi Wang, Nan Li, Wenke Zheng, Wentai Pang, Fengwen Yang, Bo Pang, Mingyan Zhang, Junhua Zhang   +9 more
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Evidence based medicine: a movement in crisis? [PDF]

, 2014
Trisha Greenhalgh and colleagues argue that, although evidence based medicine has had many benefits, it has also had some negative unintended consequences.
Howick, Jeremy, Maskrey, Neal, Maskrey, N, Group, Evidence Based Medicine Renaissance, Greenhalgh, Patricia, Chang, Hasok, Heath, Iona, Kelly, Michael P., Greenhalgh, Trisha, Lehman, Richard, Burch, Druin, Spence, Des, Glasziou, Paul; id_orcid, McCartney, Margaret, Milne, Ruairidh, Brassey, Jon, Burton, Martin, Heneghan, Carl, Llewelyn, Huw   +18 more
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Fallacies of Evidence-Based Medicine in Cardiovascular Medicine. [PDF]

, 2019
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has gained a dominant role as the backbone of modern medical activities since its definition about 20 years ago. It serves the purpose to unify and optimize patient management and minimize scientific bias and fraud.
Nietlispach, Fabian, Meier, Bernhard, Meier B, Nietlispach F   +3 more
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Assessing the accuracy of machine-assisted abstract screening with DistillerAI: a user study

Systematic Reviews, 2019
Background Web applications that employ natural language processing technologies to support systematic reviewers during abstract screening have become more common.
Gerald Gartlehner, Gernot Wagner, Linda Lux, Lisa Affengruber, Andreea Dobrescu, Angela Kaminski-Hartenthaler, Meera Viswanathan   +6 more
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
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China’s practice to prevent and control COVID-19 in the context of large population movement

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2020
Background The emerging infectious disease, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), poses a serious threat in China and worldwide.
Tie-Long Xu, Mei-Ying Ao, Xu Zhou, Wei-Feng Zhu, He-Yun Nie, Jian-He Fang, Xin Sun, Bin Zheng, Xiao-Fan Chen   +8 more
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Association of soft drinks and 100% fruit juice consumption with risk of cancer: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2023
Background Studies of the associations between soft drinks and the risk of cancer showed inconsistent results. No previous published systematic reviews and meta-analysis has investigated a dose–response association between exposure dose and cancer risk ...
Bei Pan, Honghao Lai, Ning Ma, Dan Li, Xiyuan Deng, Xiaoman Wang, Qian Zhang, Qiuyu Yang, Qi Wang, Hongfei Zhu, Mengting Li, Xiao Cao, Jinhui Tian, Long Ge, Kehu Yang   +14 more
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