Quality of randomized clinical trials published by plastic surgeons: a long-term follow-up study [PDF]
Introduction: In two previous studies, the quality of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) with the participation of at least one plastic surgeon was assessed in two periods: from 1966 to 2003 and from 2004 to 2008.
Thiago Bezerra Morais +3 more
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The intellectual and moral integrity of bioethics: response to commentaries on A case study in unethical transgressive bioethics: \u27Letter of concern from bioethicists\u27 about the prenatal administration of dexamethasone . [PDF]
In our target article we showed that the Letter of Concern (LoC) fails to meet accepted standards for presenting empirical data for the purpose of supplementing a normative claim and for argument-based normative ethics.
Brent, Robert L +3 more
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An Interprofessional Consensus of Core Competencies for Prelicensure Education in Pain Management: Curriculum Application for Physical Therapy [PDF]
Core competencies in pain management for prelicensure health professional education were recently established. These competencies represent the expectation of minimal capabilities for graduating health care students for pain management and include 4 ...
Bement, Marie K. Hoeger +7 more
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To investigate whether the introduction of a vertical subject on research in biomedicine and founding of The Cochrane Collaboration branch at the University of Split School of Medicine influenced students' knowledge and attitudes toward evidence-based medicine (EBM), including the use of research literature.We used a 26-item questionnaire on EBM ...
Balajić, Karolina +5 more
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A clinical informaticist to support primary care decision making [PDF]
Objectives—To develop and evaluate an information service in which a "clinical informaticist" (a GP with training in evidence-based medicine) provided evidence-based answers to questions posed by GPs and nurse practitioners.
Fuller, J.C. +2 more
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What interventions increase commuter cycling? A systematic review. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To identify interventions that will increase commuter cycling. SETTING: All settings where commuter cycling might take place. PARTICIPANTS: Adults (aged 18+) in any country.
Anokye, NK, Pokhrel, S, Stewart, G
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What does women’s empowerment have to do with malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from demographic and health surveys from 30 countries [PDF]
Background: The reduction of childhood malnutrition has been identified as a priority for health and development in sub Saharan African countries. The association between women’s empowerment and children’s nutritional status is of policy interest due to
Bishwajit, Ghose +3 more
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A Microsoft-Excel-based tool for running and critically appraising network meta-analyses--an overview and application of NetMetaXL. [PDF]
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work ...
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