Study objective: There is little guidance on how to select the best available evidence of health effects of social interventions. The aim of this paper was to assess the implications of setting particular inclusion criteria for evidence synthesis. Design: Analysis of all relevant studies for one systematic review, followed by sensitivity analysis of the effects of selecting studies based on a t...

Title: Measures and procedures utilized to determine the added value of microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee joints: a systematic review

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is the combination of the best available research evidence with clinical experience and patient needs. The concept of EBM as a part of clinical decision making has become increasingly popular over the last decade. In the hierarchy of studies meta-analysis and systematic reviews occupy the highest levels. A systematic review of a clinical question can be performed b...

Title: A systematic review of methods to diagnose oral dryness and salivary gland function

Title: Applying systematic review search methods to the grey literature: A case study examining guidelines for school-based breakfast programs in Canada Authors: Katelyn Godin ([email protected]) Jackie Stapleton ([email protected]) Sharon Kirkpatrick ([email protected]) Rhona Hanning ([email protected]) Scott Leatherdale ([email protected]) Version: 3 Date: 2...

background: diabetes disease is one of the 4 main types of non-communicable diseases. no research has been conducted in order to identify data items for diabetic personal health record (dphr), in iran. this study, with the aim of systematically developing the dphr was done to supply ultimately the country with a national model through delphi method. methods: we conducted a systematic review of ...

abstract objective: abnormal values of the transient ischemic dilation (tid) ratio are associated with severe and extensive coronary artery disease (cad). tid can be used as a diagnostic and prognostic marker of cad in diabetic patients. the aim of current study was to determine the pooled estimate of tid ratio in single myocardial perfusion scan in diabetic patients by a systematic review and ...