Background: We wanted to asses and characterize the volume of Otolaryngology publications on clinical research, published in major journals.Methods and Material: To assess volume and study type of clinical research in Otolaryngology we performed a ...
Nina M. Kaper +3 more
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Systematic review and metasummary of attitudes toward research in emergency medical conditions [PDF]
Emergency departments are challenging research settings, where truly informed consent can be difficult to obtain. A deeper understanding of emergency medical patients’ opinions about research is needed. We conducted a systematic review and meta-summary of quantitative and qualitative studies on which values, attitudes, or beliefs of emergent medical ...
Limkakeng, Alexander T +8 more
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Slrtool: a tool to support collaborative systematic literature reviews [PDF]
Systematic Literature Reviews (SLRs) are used in a number of fields to produce unbiased accounts of specific research topics. The SLR process is particularly well documented and regulated in the medical field, where it is accepted as the standard ...
Athiappan, Lalith +3 more
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Deep learning-based facial image analysis in medical research: a systematic review protocol [PDF]
IntroductionDeep learning techniques are gaining momentum in medical research. Evidence shows that deep learning has advantages over humans in image identification and classification, such as facial image analysis in detecting people’s medical conditions. While positive findings are available, little is known about the state-of-the-art of deep learning-
Zhaohui Su +7 more
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The Quality of Randomized Controlled Trial in Cochrane Kidney and Transplant Group
Objective:Misconduct is one of the important issues in research integrity. Cochrane systematic reviews are known for their best level of evidence. Since kidney failure is a major public health problem worldwide, the Cochrane Library provides a robust and
Hanieh Salehi-Pourmehr +6 more
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Evidence synthesis in international development: a critique of systematic reviews and a pragmatist alternative [PDF]
Systematic reviews are an instrument of Evidence-Based Policy designed to produce comprehensive, unbiased, transparent and clear assessments of interventions’ effectiveness.
Cornish, Flora
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Where is the risk of bias? Considering intervention reporting quality [PDF]
Editor - I read with great interest the systematic review by Horsely et al.1 This study deploys a robust and transparent methodology to highlight the scale of reporting weaknesses within health education research.
Begg, Hoffmann, Horsley
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IntroductionThe term defensive medicine, referring to actions motivated primarily by litigious concerns, originates from the USA and has been used in medical research literature since the late 1960s.
Nathalie Baungaard +5 more
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Quality of medication use in primary care - mapping the problem, working to a solution: a systematic review of the literature [PDF]
Background: The UK, USA and the World Health Organization have identified improved patient safety in healthcare as a priority. Medication error has been identified as one of the most frequent forms of medical error and is associated with significant ...
A Hassey +54 more
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Recruiting for health, medical or psychosocial research using Facebook: Systematic review
Recruiting participants is a challenge for many health, medical and psychosocial research projects. One tool more frequently being used to improve recruitment is the social networking website Facebook. A systematic review was conducted to identify studies that have used Facebook to recruit participants of all ages, to any psychosocial, health or ...
Thornton, Louise +5 more
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