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from 18 for OC) particularly for OC, and in most of
these studies the association is ... 1985-2005, and
analyzed the relationship between nitrosamine and
nitrite intake andthe most important related food intake
(meat and processed meat, preserved vegetables and
fi sh, smoked foods and...
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regurgitation caused by Libman-Sacks endocarditis: a report of four
cases andasystematicreviewofthe literature. Journal of Cardiothoracic
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graphic appearance ofthe tumor the initial working
diagnosis was papillary fibroelastoma. Laboratory find-
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with primary...
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outcomes reported, as well as between each individual
characteristic andthe strength of outcomes. Because a
mismatch between the unit of allocation and analysis
may bias ... Pearl A, Walsh HJ, Muncaster S, Whalley GA,
Gamble G, Sharpe N: Randomized, controlled trial of integrated heart
failure management: The Auckland Heart Failure Management Study.
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and helped to draft the manuscript. VL conceived thesystematicreview and
database, rated studies, and helped to draft the manuscript. PN conceived
the...
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with prior fractures have an increased riskof future fractures: A
summary ofthe literature and statistical synthesis. Journal of Bone and
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studies using a modified Cochrane Effective Practice and
Organisati on of Care (EPOC) Data Co llection Checklist.
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conventionally managed paddy were adjacent to each other and managed by almost the same farmers. ... (nutrients and other
substances) of organically and conventionally produced
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... as calculated by the
reviewers (mean of word
recognition and word attack
measures; also mean of
comprehension measures, mean of
spelling measures, and synthetic
versus analytic, where applicable), ...
reading accuracy (reading
comprehension; spelling)
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comprehension measures, mean ... those ofthe Department for
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... greatest part of that delay was
attributed to the purchase of therapeutic material by
patients and their families [48].
The overall evaluation of professional skills, together with
the quality of ... Sri Lanka and
Tanzania [22-35].
Key interventions that were most often absent included
assisted vaginal delivery and manual removal ofthe pla-
centa. Among the explanations offered for these ... encourage a mediation of cultures
among patients and caregivers [60].
Technical quality of EmOC
This review shows that data for evaluating the technical
quality of EmOC are scarce. Variations...
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Margaret Chan [5], and was the topic ofa themed issue
of the Lancet [6].
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workforce [7] but accounts for almost half o f the 7.7
million ... wrote the first
draft ofthe paper, and all authors contributed to the analysis and
interpretation ofthe data and reviewed and edited the manuscript for
important intellectual content. The opinions ... Access
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ofthe impact of community health workers
delivering curative interventions against malaria,
pneumonia and diarrhoea on child mortality and
morbidity...
... Ohye C, Shibazaki T, Ishihara J, Zhang J: Evaluation of gamma
thalamotomy for parkinsonian and other tremors: survival of neurons
adjacent to the thalamic lesion after gamma thalamotomy. J Neurosurg ... Kondziolka D, Lunsford LD: A comparison of
surgical approaches forthe management of tremor: radiofrequency
thalamotomy, gamma knife thalamotomy and thalamic stimulation.
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adjacent to the thalamic lesion after GK thalamotomy by
Ohye et al. [16]. They performed a total of 36 thalamoto-
mies in 31 patients and analyzed the treatment...
... IL1-induced aggrecanase activity and basal aggrecanase
and collagenase activity, whereas, in contrast, n-6 stimulated
the basal aggrecanase and collagenase activity. n-3 also
decreased the IL1-induced ... decreasing
the activities of arylsulfatase Aand arysulfatase B, an N-acetyl-
galactosaminidase-4-sulfatase, but increasing the activity of
acid phosphatase in normal and OA chondrocytes [66].
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Cat's claw is a vine from the basin ofthe Amazon River. There
are two species, U. tomentosa and U. guianensis, that are tra-
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SA, AL, and GF conceived ofthe study and participated in its
design and coordination, in data acquisition and analysis, and
in manuscript preparation. EG and AZ ... biomarkers are
not at hand. Furthermore, prescribing a biological agent is an
important decision that can greatly impact the quality of life of
a patient and can be associated with varying medical ... therapies
(rituximab, abatacept, and tocilizumab). The data available
suggest that many ofthe clinical considerations and decisions
that we adopt rely on less than strong scientific evidence. Cli-
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design of guideline dissemination and
implementation strategies and interpretation of
the results of ... where the authors stated that they had
employed a theory within the study, or where the study
described a framework or approach that appeared to be
theoretically-based and two reviewers (PD, AW) agreed
that ... et al.: Asystematicreviewofthe use of
theory in the design of guideline dissemination and implementation
strategies and interpretation ofthe results of rigorous evaluations.
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luation) [68], diffusion of innovation [69], information
overload [70], and social marketing (academic detailing)
[71] accounted for just over half of all instances ... et al.: Asystematicreviewofthe use of
theory in the design of guideline dissemination and implementation
strategies and interpretation ofthe results of rigorous evaluations.
Implementation ... G, Prentice A, Gorst T, Nixon R, Duffy S, Day N, et al: Randomised
controlled trial of educational package on management of menorrhagia
in primary care: the Anglia menorrhagia education study....
... comparison ofthe evi-
dence for psychotherapeutic, pharmacological, and
comb ined treatments for chronic depression. Additio nal
subgroup analyses and meta-analytical exploration of
treatment ... LH participated in formulating the research
question, in the design and coordination ofthe study, as well as in drafting
the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Competing ... psychotherapeutic/pharmacological treatment.
Comparisons with no-treatment and wait-list controls
as well as psychotherapeutic or pharmacological placebos
may provide information on the efficacy of...
... are also at increased riskof mortality from res-
piratory disease, cardiovasculardiseaseand cancer
[81,82]. As well as unhealthy lifestyle choices, some of
their excess cardiovascularrisk may ... to the aims of
the review) ; (4) data analysis (which included clarity of
the analysis plan, reporting on all participants and clarity
of the results). These criteria provided a maximum score
of ... concepts are defined after the
synthesis ofthe findings, allowing for greater exploration
of a broad array of outcomes and experiences.
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