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The WHO-5 Well-Being Index: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 2015
Background: The 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5) is among the most widely used questionnaires assessing subjective psychological well-being.
C. W. Topp, S. Østergaard, Susan Søndergaard, P. Bech   +3 more
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Diversity when interpreting evidence in network meta-analyses (NMAs) on similar topics: an example case of NMAs on diabetic macular oedema

Systematic Reviews, 2023
Background Different network meta-analyses (NMAs) on the same topic result in differences in findings. In this review, we investigated NMAs comparing aflibercept with ranibizumab for diabetic macular oedema (DME) in the hope of illuminating why the ...
Jing Wu, Clive Adams, Xiaoning He, Fang Qi, Jun Xia   +4 more
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Health literacy and public health: A systematic review and integration of definitions and models

BMC Public Health, 2012
BackgroundHealth literacy concerns the knowledge and competences of persons to meet the complex demands of health in modern society. Although its importance is increasingly recognised, there is no consensus about the definition of health literacy or ...
K. Sørensen, S. van den Broucke, James Fullam, G. Doyle, J. Pelikan, Z. Słońska, H. Brand   +6 more
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The utility of post-conviction polygraph testing among sexual offenders [PDF]

, 2016
It is often difficult to ascertain the true extent and nature of sexually deviant behavior, as much relies on self-report or historic information. The polygraph has been proposed as a useful tool in the treatment and supervision of sex offenders.
*Bourke M. L., *Cook R., *Grubin D., *O’Connell M. A., Bonta J., Cann J., Committee to Review the Scientific Evidence on the Polygraph, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences and Committee on National Statistics Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Councell R., Handler M., Hanson R. K., Kemshall H., Loucks N., Myhill A., National Academy of Sciences, Rovner L. I., Sosnowski D., Wilcox D. T., Wilcox D. T., Wood J., Zuckerman M.   +19 more
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What is polypharmacy? A systematic review of definitions

BMC Geriatrics, 2017
BackgroundMultimorbidity and the associated use of multiple medicines (polypharmacy), is common in the older population. Despite this, there is no consensus definition for polypharmacy.
Nashwa Masnoon, S. Shakib, Lisa M Kalisch-Ellett, G. Caughey   +3 more
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Chapter Three. EED library as a basis for systematic reviews [PDF]

, 2016
3.1 Defining Systematic Review Question Priorities 3.2 Determining Relevance to the Systematic Review 3.3 Acquisition of References and Copyright Fair Use Compliance 3.4 Documenting Relevance to the Systematic Review 3.5 Data Extraction for the ...
Denno, Donna M, Musser, Christine A, Nelson, Zakia C, Tarr, Phillip I, VanBuskirk, Kelley M   +4 more
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A plea for minimally biased naturalistic philosophy [PDF]

, 2019
Naturalistic philosophers rely on literature search and review in a number of ways and for different purposes. Yet this article shows how processes of literature search and review are likely to be affected by widespread and systematic biases.
Polonioli, Andrea
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Efficacy and safety of follitropin delta versus follitropin alpha/beta in infertility treatment: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Reproductive Medicine and Biology
Background Follitropin δ may be an alternative to conventional follitropin α/β for controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) within assisted reproductive treatment (ART), but its efficacy and safety remain unknown.
Shinnosuke Komiya, Jun Watanabe, Takero Terayama, Kyosuke Kamijo, Hidetaka Okada   +4 more
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Scientometric mapping of the trends, impact, and thematic evolution of scientific production on ehrlichiosis in veterinary medicine [PDF]

Veterinary World
Background and Aim: This study focuses on the scientific output of ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne disease that affects a variety of animal species, including dogs, cats, and livestock.
Fran Espinoza-Carhuancho, Julia Medina, Cesar Mauricio-Vilchez, Diego Galarza-Valencia, Roman Mendoza, Josmel Pacheco-Mendoza, Frank Mayta-Tovalino   +6 more
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COVID-19 and smoking: A systematic review of the evidence

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2020
COVID-19 is a coronavirus outbreak that initially appeared in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, in December 2019, but it has already evolved into a pandemic spreading rapidly worldwide1,2.
C. Vardavas, K. Nikitara
semanticscholar   +1 more source