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How to review and assess a systematic review and meta-analysis article: a methodological study (secondary publication) [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 2023
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have become central in many research fields, particularly medicine. They offer the highest level of evidence in evidence-based medicine and support the development and revision of clinical practice guidelines, which ...
Seung-Kwon Myung
doaj   +2 more sources

Certainty of evidence, why? [PDF]

open access: yesJornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2023
Optimal clinical decision-making requires understanding of evidence regarding benefits, harms, and burdens of alternative management options. Rigorously conducted systematic reviews and meta-analyses offer accurate summaries of the evidence.
João Pedro Lima   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The technical paper on efficacy and safety of the medical use of cannabis and cannabis-derived finished products is not a systematic review

open access: yesRevista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2023
I am writing to you regarding the recent publication (December 2022) by the Instituto de Evaluación Tecnológica en Salud (Institute for Health Technology Assessment - IETS by its acronym in Spanish) of the Documento técnico para el desarrollo de una ...
Gustavo Ortega-Mora
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of perioperative pelvic floor muscle exercise on urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy: a meta-analysis [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2023
Background: Pelvic floor muscle exercise (PFME) is the most common conservative management for urinary incontinence (UI) after radical prostatectomy (RP). We performed this meta-analysis to investigate whether PFME during the entire perioperative period,
Erkang Geng   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

How to review and assess a systematic review and meta-analysis article [PDF]

open access: yesScience Editing, 2023
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have become central in many research fields, particularly medicine. They offer the highest level of evidence in evidence-based medicine and support the development and revision of clinical practice guidelines, which ...
Seung-Kwon Myung
doaj   +1 more source

Problem-based or lecture-based learning, old topic in the new field: a meta-analysis on the effects of PBL teaching method in Chinese standardized residency training

open access: yesBMC Medical Education, 2022
Standardized residency training (SRT) is crucial for graduate medical education and the training of high-quality doctors. Nevertheless, China started SRT nationwide only in the recent decade.
Tingting Li   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Meta-epidemiology [PDF]

open access: yesEpidemiology and Health, 2014
The concept of meta-epidemiology has been introduced with considering the methodological limitations of systematic review for intervention trials. The paradigm of meta-epidemiology has shifted from a statistical method into a new methodology to close ...
Jong-Myon Bae
doaj   +1 more source

Added effect of 1% topical alendronate in intra-bony and inter-radicular defects as part of step II periodontal therapy: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Oral Health, 2022
Abstract Background This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the role of alendronate combined with step 2 of periodontal therapy in reducing probing pocket depth, improving clinical attachment level, and reducing bone defect depth in intra-bony and inter-radicular defects.
Arena C.   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

netmeta: An R Package for Network Meta-Analysis Using Frequentist Methods

open access: yesJournal of Statistical Software, 2023
Network meta-analysis compares different interventions for the same condition, by combining direct and indirect evidence derived from all eligible studies.
S. Balduzzi   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The economic burden of antibiotic resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
Introduction Antibiotic resistance (ABR) has substantial global public health concerns. This systematic review aimed to synthesise recent evidence estimating the economic burden of ABR, characterised by study perspectives, healthcare settings, study ...
A.N. Poudel   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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