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Randomised controlled trials [PDF]
Randomised controlled trials , Alejandro Jadad, pp 128. BMJ Books, 1998. £12.95 (£11.95 to BMA members), paperback. ISBN 0 7279 1208 9. ★★★ The issue of trial design is increasingly recognised as central to the evaluation of the benefit from any healthcare intervention.
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Review of amblyopia treatment: Are we overtreating children with amblyopia?
Aim: Amblyopia is a common reason for outpatient treatment in childhood. This review aims to providean overview of recent research on amblyopia treatment.
Michael P. Clarke
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CONSORT item reporting quality in the top ten ranked journals of critical care medicine in 2011: a retrospective analysis. [PDF]
Reporting randomised controlled trials is a key element in order to disseminate research findings. The CONSORT statement was introduced to improve the reporting quality.
Ana Stevanovic +4 more
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Therapeutic touch for anxiety disorders [PDF]
Background Anxiety disorders are a common occurrence in today's society. There is interest from the community in the use of complementary therapies for anxiety disorders.
Altman +45 more
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Introduction Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) aim to assess the effect of one (or more) unproven health interventions relative to other reference interventions.
Chris J. Selman +4 more
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Speech and language therapy for aphasia following stroke [PDF]
Background Aphasia is an acquired language impairment following brain damage that affects some or all language modalities: expression and understanding of speech, reading, and writing.
Albert +306 more
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of patient reported outcomes for nurse-led models of survivorship care for adult cancer patients [PDF]
Purpose: This systematic review aimed to determine the effectiveness of nurse-led cancer survivorship care, compared with existing models of care, on patient reported outcomes for cancer survivors.
Berg, Melissa +3 more
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Embolisation for pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (Review) [PDF]
Background: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations are abnormal direct connections between the pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein which result in a right-to-left shunt.
Abdalla +44 more
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Limitations of randomised controlled trials [PDF]
EDITOR,—T C B Dehn has commented on the problems of accruing patients into randomised controlled trials, noting the understandable reluctance of patients to enter some trials (“I want the best treatment, doctor”) in which the patient's outcome (for example, time to death) is the main end point and, consequently, the patient is unable to benefit from ...
L P, Fielding, R, Grace, R, Hittinger
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Background: As a result of long delays for physiotherapy for musculoskeletal problems, several areas in the UK have introduced PhysioDirect services in which patients telephone a physiotherapist for initial assessment and treatment advice. However, there
C Salisbury +13 more
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