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From pre-registration to publication: a nontechnical primer for conducting a meta-analysis to synthesize correlational data

Frontiers in Psychology, 2015
Meta-analysis synthesizes a body of research investigating a common research question. Outcomes from meta-analyses provide a more objective and transparent summary of a research area than traditional narrative reviews.
Daniel S Quintana, Daniel S Quintana
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Correlation Analysis of Variables From the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
The need to test chemicals in a timely and cost-effective manner has driven the development of new alternative methods (NAMs) that utilize in silico and in vitro approaches for toxicity prediction.
Meisha Mandal, Josh Levy, Cataia Ives, Stephen Hwang, Yi-Hui Zhou, Yi-Hui Zhou, Alison Motsinger-Reif, Huaqin Pan, Wayne Huggins, Carol Hamilton, Fred Wright, Fred Wright, Stephen Edwards   +12 more
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Retrograde intrarenal surgery with or without ureteral access sheath: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials [PDF]

International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Introduction: The ureteral access sheath (UAS) is a medical device that enables repeated entrance into the ureter and collecting system during retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS).
Lucas Guimarães Campos Roriz de Amorim, Marcelo Esteves Chaves Campos, Lígia Sant’Ana Dumont, José Augusto Rojas Peñafiel, Eliabe Silva de Abreu, Giovanni Scala Marchini, Manoj Monga, Eduardo Mazzucchi   +7 more
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The Inhibition of Complement System in Formal and Emerging Indications: Results from Parallel One-Stage Pairwise and Network Meta-Analyses of Clinical Trials and Real-Life Data Studies

Biomedicines, 2020
This manuscript presents quantitative findings on the actual effectiveness of terminal complement component 5 (C5) inhibitors and complement component 1 (C1) esterase inhibitors through their formal and common “off-label” (compassionate) indications. The
Coralina Bernuy-Guevara, Hassib Chehade, Yannick D. Muller, Julien Vionnet, François Cachat, Gabriella Guzzo, Carlos Ochoa-Sangrador, F. Javier Álvarez, Daniel Teta, Débora Martín-García, Marcel Adler, Félix J. de Paz, Frank Lizaraso-Soto, Manuel Pascual, Francisco Herrera-Gómez   +14 more
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Aproximación a los metanálisis de comparación de múltiples tratamientos: una revisión de la literatura

Medicina U.P.B., 2019
Los metanálisis de comparación de múltiples tratamientos permiten estudiar, a partir de revisiones sistemáticas, las comparaciones realizadas de forma directa o indirecta, sobre diversos tipos de intervenciones, con datos de varios ensayos clínicos que ...
Mateo Zuluaga Gómez, Daniel Vanegas Isaza, Jorge Hernando Donado Gómez   +2 more
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Topical bromfenac in VEGF-driven maculopathies: topical review and meta-analysis

BMC Ophthalmology
Abstract Background Topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have the potential to reduce treatment burden and improve outcomes of anti-VEGF therapy for a number of retinal disorders, including neovascular age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema, and retinal vein occlusions.
Alexei N. Kulikov, Alexander S. Vasiliev, Yana A. Kalinicheva, Dmitrii S. Maltsev   +3 more
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Prevalência de utilização de serviços de saúde no Brasil: revisão sistemática e metanálise

Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Resumo OBJETIVO: estimar a prevalência da utilização de serviços de saúde no Brasil. MÉTODOS: revisão sistemática e meta-análise de estudos transversais de base populacional; foram pesquisadas MEDLINE, EMBASE, outras fontes e microdados de inquéritos;
Maria Elizete de Almeida Araújo, Marcus Tolentino Silva, Keitty Regina Cordeiro de Andrade, Taís Freire Galvão, Maurício Gomes Pereira   +4 more
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Network meta-analysis of topical haemostatic agents in thyroid surgery

British Journal of Surgery, 2018
Abstract Background The objective of this study was to investigate the potential benefit of local haemostatic agents for the prevention of postoperative bleeding after thyroidectomy. Methods A systematic literature search was ...
G Polychronidis, F J Hüttner, P Contin, K Goossen, L Uhlmann, M Heidmann, P Knebel, M K Diener, M W Büchler, P Probst   +9 more
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A warning to readers about the term metanalysis in non-systematic reviews about diabetic retinopathy: documental study

Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 2021
BACKGROUND: Meta-analysis is a very seductive term in scientific papers because it summarizes a compilation of quantitative results; however its interpretation must be done carefully.
Vania Mozetic, Valeria Mozetic de Barros, Lucas Denadai, Matheus Ferreira Santos da Cruz, Natasha Ferreira Santos da Cruz, Nilva Simeren Bueno de Moraes   +5 more
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Topical anti-inflammatory treatments for eczema: network meta-analysis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is the most burdensome skin condition worldwide and cannot currently be prevented or cured. Topical anti-inflammatory treatments are used to control eczema symptoms, but there is uncertainty about the relative effectiveness and safety of different topical anti-inflammatory treatments.To compare and rank the efficacy and ...
Lax, SJ, Van Vogt, E, Candy, B, Steele, L, Reynolds, C, Stuart, B, Parker, R, Axon, E, Roberts, A, Doyle, M, Chu, DK, Futamura, M, Santer, M, Williams, HC, Cro, S, Drucker, AM, Boyle, RJ   +16 more
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