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Transplant International, 2010 Bone mineral density (BMD) loss after liver transplantation (LT) results in considerable morbidity with the increased risk of fractures. Data on the efficacy of bisphosphonate use in post LT patients is scarce.
Krishna S. Kasturi +2 more
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Development of an integrated cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and opioid use disorder: Study protocol and methods [PDF]
, 2017 Opioid use disorder is a highly disabling psychiatric disorder, and is associated with both significant functional disruption and risk for negative health outcomes such as infectious disease and fatal overdose. Even among those who receive evidence-based
Barlow, David H. +5 more
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The limitations of randomized controlled trials in predicting effectiveness.
Journal of Evaluation In Clinical Practice, 2010 What kinds of evidence reliably support predictions of effectiveness for health and social care interventions? There is increasing reliance, not only for health care policy and practice but also for more general social and economic policy deliberation ...
Nancy Cartwright, E. Munro
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IMI - Myopia Control Reports Overview and Introduction [PDF]
, 2019 With the growing prevalence of myopia, already at epidemic levels in some countries, there is an urgent need for new management approaches. However, with the increasing number of research publications on the topic of myopia control, there is also a clear
Flitcroft, Daniel Ian +12 more
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Ideal trials, target trials and actual randomized trials [PDF]
arXivCausal inference is the goal of randomized controlled trials and many observational studies. The first step in a formal approach to causal inference is to define the estimand of interest, and in both types of study this can be intuitively defined as the effect in an ideal trial: a hypothetical perfect randomized experiment (with representative sample ...
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Is Exercise an Effective Treatment for Reducing Anxiety in Patients with Panic Disorder? [PDF]
, 2018 OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not exercise is an effective treatment for reducing anxiety in patients with panic disorder.
Kemp, Danielle
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Haematologica, 2010 Combined modality treatment (CMT) of chemotherapy followed by localized radiotherapy is standard treatment for patients with early stage Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Christine Herbst +8 more
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Dynamic borrowing from historical controls via the synthetic prior with covariates in randomized clinical trials [PDF]
arXivMotivated by a rheumatoid arthritis clinical trial, we propose a new Bayesian method called SPx, standing for synthetic prior with covariates, to borrow information from historical trials to reduce the control group size in a new trial. The method involves a novel use of Bayesian model averaging to balance between multiple possible relationships ...
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Hysteroscopy for treating subfertility associated with suspected major uterine cavity abnormalities [PDF]
, 2015 Background : Observational studies suggest higher pregnancy rates after the hysteroscopic removal of endometrial polyps, submucous fibroids, uterine septum or intrauterine adhesions, which are detectable in 10% to 15% of women seeking treatment for ...
Bosteels, Jan +5 more
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Pharmacy Practice, 2015 Objectives: The aim of the study was twofold; 1) to develop a clinical pharmacist-led 12 month lasting follow-up program for patients with established coronary heart disease (CHD) discharged from the University Hospital of North Norway, and 2) to explore
Garcia BH +4 more
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