Corticosteroid Administration to Prevent Complications of Anterior Cervical Spine Fusion: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Study Design: Systematic review. Objectives: Anterior cervical approach is associated with complications such as dysphagia and airway compromise. In this study, we aimed to systematically review the literature on the efficacy and safety of corticosteroid
Abedi, Aidin+5 more
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Helminth infections, atopy, asthma and allergic diseases: protocol for a systematic review of observational studies worldwide. [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Childhood infections, particularly those caused by helminths are considered to be important environmental exposures influencing the development of allergic diseases.
Arrais, M+6 more
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Systematic studies of the literature can be done in different ways. In particular, different guidelines propose different first steps in their recommendations, e.g. start with search strings in different databases or start with the reference lists of a starting set of papers.
Jalali, Samireh, Wohlin, Claes
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Information sources for obesity prevention policy research: a review of systematic reviews
Background Systematic identification of evidence in health policy can be time-consuming and challenging. This study examines three questions pertaining to systematic reviews on obesity prevention policy, in order to identify the most efficient search ...
Rosie Hanneke, Sabrina K. Young
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A protocol for a systematic review of clinical guidelines and published systematic reviews on the early detection of oral cancer [PDF]
Background: The predicted increase in incidence of oral cavity cancer (OCC) coupled with high mortality and poor prognosis – particularly when diagnosed at a late/advanced stage – highlights the need for prevention and early detection/screening to ...
Al Bulushi, Naeema M.+5 more
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The effectiveness of teamwork training on teamwork behaviors and team performance : A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled interventions [PDF]
The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of teamwork interventions that were carried out with the purpose of improving teamwork and team performance, using controlled experimental designs.
Beauchamp, Mark R.+4 more
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Wakefield Area Working Evaluation Framework - Literature Review [PDF]
The Wakefield Metropolitan District Council (MDC) Area Working programme offers a radical and innovative approach to service improvement and redesign with the aim of better meeting community needs and addressing inequalities. Community participation is a
South, J, Warwick-Booth, L
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Grey Literature Searching for Systematic Reviews in the Health Sciences [PDF]
The growing volume of scholarly information makes it difficult for professionals to keep up with pertinent research literature.
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Supporting newly qualified nurses in the UK: a systematic literature review [PDF]
Aim: This is a systematic literature review of the existing published research related to the development of preceptorship to support newly qualified nurses in the United Kingdom (UK).
Barton, Merryn+7 more
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Better duplicate detection for systematic reviewers: Evaluation of Systematic Review Assistant-Deduplication Module [PDF]
BACKGROUND: A major problem arising from searching across bibliographic databases is the retrieval of duplicate citations. Removing such duplicates is an essential task to ensure systematic reviewers do not waste time screening the same citation multiple
Carter, Matt+3 more
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