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Systematic reviews of diagnostic tests in cancer: review of methods and reporting [PDF]

, 2006
Objectives To assess the methods and reporting of systematic reviews of diagnostic tests. Data sources Systematic searches of Medline, Embase, and five other databases identified reviews of tests used in patients with cancer.
Hopewell, S, Cornelius, V, Halligan, S, Deeks, Jonathan J., Deeks, Jonathan, Altman, Douglas G, Deeks, Jonathan J, Halligan, Steve, Halligan, S., Hopewell, S., Altman, D.G., Cornelius, V., Hopewell, Sally, Altman, DG, Cornelius, Victoria, Altman, Douglas G., Deeks, J.J., Mallett, S, Deeks, JJ, Mallett, S., Mallett, Susan   +20 more
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Haematospermia – A Systematic Review [PDF]

The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2006
Haematospermia (or haemospermia) is a distressing symptom in sexually active men. In most cases, it is caused by non-specific inflammation of the prostate and seminal vesicles. In a small percentage of men, however, it may be a manifestation of genito-urinary or systemic malignancy, in particular prostate cancer.
P. Kumar, S. Kapoor, V. Nargund
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Swaddling: A Systematic Review [PDF]

Pediatrics, 2007
Swaddling was an almost universal child-care practice before the 18th century. It is still tradition in certain parts of the Middle East and is gaining popularity in the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Netherlands to curb excessive crying.
Sleuwen, B.E. van, Engelberts, A.C., Boere-Boonekamp, M.M., Kuis, W., Schulpen, T.W.J., L'Hoir, M.P.   +5 more
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Advancing the field of health systems research synthesis [PDF]

, 2015
Those planning, managing and working in health systems worldwide routinely need to make decisions regarding strategies to improve health care and promote equity.
Lewin, Simon, Tovey, David, Shemilt, Ian, Ghaffar, Abdul, Wilson, Mark, Bosch-Capblanch, X, Wilson, M, Haines, A., Meng, Qingyue, Grimshaw, J. M., Lavis, J. N., Tovey, D, Straus, Sharon, Meng, Q, Bärnighausen, T, Shemilt, I., Haines, Andy, Pantoja Calderón, Tomás, Yuan, B., Røttingen, John-Arne, Daniels, K., Lewin, S., Rottingen, J. A., El-Jardali, F, Lavis, John N., Tovey, D., Barnighausen, T., El-Jardali, F., Oliver, S, Langlois, EV, Tugwell, Peter, Pantoja, Tomás, Waddington, H, Waddington, H., Ranson, M. K., Langlois, E. V., Oliver, Sandy, Langlois, Etienne V, Tugwell, P, Ranson, Michael K., Grimshaw, J, Haines, A, Straus, S., Ranson, Michael K, Waddington, Hugh, Yuan, Beibei, Grimshaw, Jeremy, Daniels, K, Lewin, S, Meng, Q., El-Jardali, Fadi, Ranson, MK, Ghaffar, A, Shemilt, I, Pantoja, T, Daniels, Karen, Bosch-Capblanch, X., Oliver, S., Tugwell, P., Bärnighausen, Till, Wilson, M., Lavis, John N, Ghaffar, A., Bosch-Capblanch, Xavier, Røttingen, JA, Lavis, JN, Straus, S, Langlois, Etienne V., Yuan, B   +68 more
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Bibliometrics of systematic reviews : analysis of citation rates and journal impact factors [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Systematic reviews are important for informing clinical practice and health policy. The aim of this study was to examine the bibliometrics of systematic reviews and to determine the amount of variance in citations predicted by the journal ...
Barnard, Katharine D., Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, Waugh, Norman, Royle, Pamela   +3 more
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Facilitating the planning and evaluation of narrative intervention reviews: Systematic Transparency in All Intervention Reviews (STAIR) [PDF]

, 2021
Narrative reviews offer a flexible way to report intervention results and comprise the majority of reviews published in top medical journals. However variations in their transparency pose evaluation challenges, compromising their value and potentially ...
Garip, Gulcan, Gonot-Schoupinsky, Freda, Sheffield, David   +2 more
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Spiritual and religious interventions for adults with cancer and their carers: an overview of systematic reviews [PDF]

, 2020
Objectives: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (overview). The objectives are as follows:. We aim to provide a comprehensive overview of systematic reviews pertaining to spiritual interventions, with or without religious interventions, for adults ...
Yan, B, Lin, C, Cheung, DST, Xu, X
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SeHCAT (tauroselcholic [75selenium] acid) for the investigation of bile acid diarrhoea in adults: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

Health Technology Assessment, 2022
Background: Tauroselcholic [75selenium] acid (SeHCAT™) (GE Healthcare, Chicago, IL, USA) is a radiopharmaceutical that may be useful in diagnosing bile acid diarrhoea.
Marie Westwood, Isaac Corro Ramos, Nigel Armstrong, Edyta Ryczek, Hannah Penton, Marscha Holleman, Caro Noake, Maiwenn Al   +7 more
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SeHCAT [tauroselcholic (selenium-75) acid] for the investigation of bile acid malabsorption and measurement of bile acid pool loss: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

Health Technology Assessment, 2013
Background: The principal diagnosis/indication for this assessment is chronic diarrhoea due to bile acid malabsorption (BAM). Diarrhoea can be defined as the abnormal passage of loose or liquid stools more than three times daily and/or a daily stool ...
R Riemsma, M Al, I Corro Ramos, SN Deshpande, N Armstrong, Y-C Lee, S Ryder, C Noake, M Krol, M Oppe, J Kleijnen, H Severens   +11 more
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Systematic reviews, ‘systematic reviews’ and more: When variation leads to confusion [PDF]

, 2018
Original research is important for informing health care and policy but a critical synthesis of the literature is important1 and should incorporate a full and impartial review “to remove a great deal of rubbish”.2 The early 1990s saw the introduction of ...
Marshall, Andrea P
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