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Background: Ivacaftor (Kalydeco®, Vertex Pharmaceuticals) is the first of a new class of drugs that target the underlying protein defect in cystic fibrosis (CF).
Penny Whiting +9 more
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Response to “Phrase truncation in PubMed searches”
Response to Shanman R. Phrase truncation in PubMed searches [letter to the editor]. J Med Libr Assoc. 2017 Oct;105(4). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2017.252. Comment on Duffy S, de Kock S, Misso K, Noake C, Ross J, Stirk L. Supplementary searches
Steven Duffy +5 more
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Introduction Mixed treatment comparisons (MTCs) are increasingly important in the assessment of the benefit–risk profile of pharmaceutical treatments for relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Interpretation of MTCs requires a clear understanding
Maria Pia Sormani +8 more
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A systematic review of systematic reviews on blended learning: Trends, gaps and future directions [PDF]
Blended Learning (BL) is one of the most used methods in education to promote active learning and enhance students’ learning outcomes. Although BL has existed for over a decade, there are still several challenges associated with it.
Tlili, Ahmed +7 more
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Background: Determination of the presence or absence of bacterial infection is important to guide appropriate therapy and reduce antibiotic exposure.
Marie Westwood +9 more
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Background Since 2010, 27 mixed-treatment comparisons (MTCs) of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for multiple sclerosis have been published. However, there has been continued evolution in the field of MTCs.
Gavin Giovannoni +8 more
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Adherence influencing factors – a systematic review of systematic reviews [PDF]
Non-adherence is widespread problem. Adherence is a crucial point for the success and the safe use of therapies. The objective of this overview (review of reviews) was to identify factors that influence adherence in chronic physical conditions.A systematic literature search was performed in Medline and Embase (1990 to July 2013).
Mathes, Tim +2 more
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Citation classics in systematic reviews and meta-analyses : who wrote the top 100 most cited articles? [PDF]
Background: Systematic reviews of the literature occupy the highest position in currently proposed hierarchies of evidence. The aims of this study were to assess whether citation classics exist in published systematic review and meta-analysis (SRM ...
Clarke Aileen +14 more
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Background: Patients with substantive bleeding usually require transfusion and/or (re-)operation. Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is independently associated with a greater risk of infection, morbidity, increased hospital stay and mortality.
Penny Whiting +9 more
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The Impact of mHealth Interventions: Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews [PDF]
Mobile phone usage has been rapidly increasing worldwide. mHealth could efficiently deliver high-quality health care, but the evidence supporting its current effectiveness is still mixed.We performed a systematic review of systematic reviews to assess the impact or effectiveness of mobile health (mHealth) interventions in different health conditions ...
Milena Soriano Marcolino +5 more
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