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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
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Haematospermia – A Systematic Review [PDF]
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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Rayyan—a web and mobile app for systematic reviews
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
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An integrative review of systematic reviews related to the management of breathlessness in respiratory illnesses [PDF]
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
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Bibliometrics of systematic reviews : analysis of citation rates and journal impact factors [PDF]
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
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Scientific hypotheses can be tested by comparing the effects of one treatment over many diseases in a systematic review [PDF]
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
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Guidance to best tools and practices for systematic reviews
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
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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
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Spiritual and religious interventions for adults with cancer and their carers: an overview of systematic reviews [PDF]
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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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
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