Evaluating and Optimising the Retrieval of Research Evidence for Systematic Reviews of Adverse Drug Effects and Adverse Drug Reactions [PDF]
, 2013 Systematic reviews can provide timely, reliable evidence on which to make informed decisions. In order to make balanced decisions, information is not only needed on the benefits of an intervention, but also on its adverse effects.
Golder, Su
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Non-biomedical sources for systematic reviews of pharmaceutical policy [PDF]
, 2010 It has been well documented that reaching beyond MEDLINE into a diversity of databases enhances search results, but a chronic question in comprehensive and systematic searching is how far, and where, to search.
Greyson, Devon L.
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Effective implementation of research into practice: an overview of systematic reviews of the health literature [PDF]
, 2011 Background The gap between research findings and clinical practice is well documented and a range of interventions has been developed to increase the implementation of research into clinical practice.
Annette Boaz +11 more
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How reliable are systematic reviews in empirical software engineering? [PDF]
, 2009 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 +10 more
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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 +18 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 +5 more
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Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, 2020 Introduction: Several studies of neuropsychological measures have been undertaken in patients with psychotic disorders from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Emmanuel K. Mwesiga +8 more
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A survey of prevalence of narrative and systematic reviews in five major medical journals
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2017 Background Systematic reviews may provide less biased evidence than narrative reviews because they observe a strict methodology, similarly to primary studies. Hence, for clinical research questions, systematic reviews should be the study design of choice.
Clovis Mariano Faggion +2 more
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Self-monitoring of blood glucose in type 2 diabetes: systematic review
Health Technology Assessment, 2010 Objectives: To examine whether or not self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is worthwhile, in terms of glycaemic control, hypoglycaemia, quality of life (QoL) and cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY), in people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) who ...
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What Quality Assessment Tool Should I Use? A Practical Guide for Systematic Reviews Authors [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 The rapid growth in medical research has popularized systematic reviews as comprehensive, accurate, reliable, and concise summaries of the best available information on a particular topic.
Somayeh Delavari +2 more
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