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Strengthening systematic reviews in public health: guidance in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, 2nd edition

open access: yesJournal of public health, 2022
Aims Decision makers in public health practice and policy rely on access to trustworthy, relevant, synthesized evidence. The second edition of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (‘the Handbook’) reflects a major revision in ...
M. Cumpston   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Haematospermia – A Systematic Review [PDF]

open access: yesThe 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
openaire   +4 more sources

Rayyan—a web and mobile app for systematic reviews

open access: yesSystematic Reviews, 2016
BackgroundSynthesis of multiple randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in a systematic review can summarize the effects of individual outcomes and provide numerical answers about the effectiveness of interventions.
M. Ouzzani   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An integrative review of systematic reviews related to the management of breathlessness in respiratory illnesses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background: breathlessness is a debilitating and distressing symptom in a wide variety of diseases and still a difficult symptom to manage. An integrative review of systematic reviews of non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions for ...
Chris D Bailey   +19 more
core   +2 more sources

Bibliometrics of systematic reviews : analysis of citation rates and journal impact factors [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Scientific hypotheses can be tested by comparing the effects of one treatment over many diseases in a systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Objectives: To describe the use of systematic reviews or overviews (systematic reviews of systematic reviews) to synthesize quantitative evidence of intervention effects across multiple indications (multiple-indication reviews) and to highlight issues ...
Lilford, Richard   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Guidance to best tools and practices for systematic reviews

open access: yesSystematic Reviews, 2023
Data continue to accumulate indicating that many systematic reviews are methodologically flawed, biased, redundant, or uninformative. Some improvements have occurred in recent years based on empirical methods research and standardization of appraisal ...
Kat Kolaski, L. Logan, J. Ioannidis
semanticscholar   +1 more source

SeHCAT (tauroselcholic [75selenium] acid) for the investigation of bile acid diarrhoea in adults: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

open access: yesHealth 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spiritual and religious interventions for adults with cancer and their carers: an overview of systematic reviews [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

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

open access: yesHealth 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   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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