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How reliable are systematic reviews in empirical software engineering? [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND – the systematic review is becoming a more commonly employed research instrument in empirical software engineering. Before undue reliance is placed on the outcomes of such reviews it would seem useful to consider the robustness of the ...
Kitchenham, BA, MacDonell, SG, Mendes, E, Shepperd, MJ   +3 more
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Systematic literature reviews

Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2005
Systematic reviews retrieve, appraise and summarise all the available evidence on a specific health question. They are designed to reduce the effect of the reviewers' own bias, and a full protocol should be written to define and guide the process. The appropriate resources should be in place before undertaking a review.
Adrian, White, Katja, Schmidt
openaire   +2 more sources

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 ...
A Delaney, A Laupacis, A Liberati, AR Weale, AV Kulkarni, C Lokker, D Moher, DL Willis, E Evangelou, EE van der Wall, EJS Sonuga-Barke, GN Pierce, H Bastian, HF Moed, J Yaffe, K Okike, KC Siontis, L Colledge, L Pagliaro, M Bhandari, M Callaham, M Petticrew, ME Falagas, MH Johnson, NA Patsopoulos, PO Seglen, R Badgett, RJ McKinlay, S Winnik, T Greenhalgh, T Opthof, U Waheed, V Allareddy, VM Montori, WD Figg   +34 more
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Mpox surveillance in endemic regions: a scoping review of trends, challenges, and recommendations

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Mpox continues to pose a significant public health threat in endemic regions of Africa, particularly with the emergence of new viral clades and continuous human-to-human transmission.
Fortune Benjamin Effiong, Emmanuel Ebuka Elebesunu, Tolulope Joseph Ogunniyi, Dimeji Abdulsobur Olawuyi, Emmanuel Ekpor, Monica Ahiadorme, Archibong Edem Bassey, Ibrahim Adebayo Hassan, Emmanuella Benjamin Effiong, Oluwaseun Adeolu Ogundijo, Ayomide Timilehin Kayode, Leonard Ighodalo Uzairue   +11 more
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Rapid fetal fibronectin testing to predict preterm birth in women with symptoms of premature labour: a systematic review and cost analysis

Health Technology Assessment, 2013
Background: Premature birth is defined as birth of before 37 completed weeks' gestation. Not all pregnant women showing symptoms of preterm labour will go on to deliver before 37 weeks' gestation. Hence, addition of fetal fibronectin (fFN) testing to the
SN Deshpande, ADI van Asselt, F Tomini, N Armstrong, A Allen, C Noake, K Khan, JL Severens, J Kleijnen, ME Westwood   +9 more
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Systematic Review and Network Meta‐Analysis on the Efficacy of Evolocumab and Other Therapies for the Management of Lipid Levels in Hyperlipidemia

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2017
BackgroundThe proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors evolocumab and alirocumab substantially reduce low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C) when added to statin therapy in patients who need additional LDL‐C reduction ...
Peter P. Toth, Gillian Worthy, Shravanthi R. Gandra, Naveed Sattar, Sarah Bray, Lung‐I. Cheng, Ian Bridges, Gavin M. Worth, Ricardo Dent, Carol A. Forbes, Sohan Deshpande, Janine Ross, Jos Kleijnen, Erik S. G. Stroes   +13 more
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Role of the faecal immunochemical test in patients with risk-stratified suspected colorectal cancer symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis to inform the ACPGBI/BSG guidelines

The Lancet Regional Health. Europe, 2022
Summary: Background: The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), recommended in 2017 the use of the faecal immunochemical test (FIT) to guide investigations in patients presenting with NICE-defined low-risk symptoms suspicious for ...
Richard Booth, Rachel Carten, Nigel D'Souza, Marie Westwood, Jos Kleijnen, Muti Abulafi   +5 more
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The problems with systematic reviews: a living systematic review

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2023
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are proliferating as they are an important building block to inform evidence-based guidelines and decision-making. Enforcement of best practice in clinical trials is firmly on the research agenda of good clinical practice, but there is less clarity as to how evidence syntheses that combine these studies can be ...
Uttley, L., Quintana, D.S., Montgomery, P., Carroll, C., Page, M.J., Falzon, L., Sutton, A., Moher, D.   +7 more
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Rehabilitation interventions for improving balance following stroke: an overview of systematic reviews [PDF]

, 2019
Background The aim of this study was to synthesize evidence from systematic reviews, to summarise the effects of rehabilitation interventions for improving balance in stroke survivors. Methods We conducted an overview of systematic reviews (SRs).
Arienti, Chiara, Lazzarini, Stefano, Negrini, Stefano, Pollock, Alex   +3 more
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source