... language and searched 12 databases.
However, the distorting effects of publication bias and
location bias on systematic reviews and meta-analyses
may still have played a role in the present review
[20-22]. ... the case of heterog eneity, we attempted to
identify and explain the hete rogeneity using subgroup
analysis. Subgroup analysis was performed for subsets of
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... indications for atypical antipsychotics: A systematic review
Konstantinos N Fountoulakis*, Ioannis Nimatoudis, Apostolos Iacovides
and George Kaprinis
Address: 3rd Department of Psychiatry, Aristotle ... refractory non-psychotic patients,
already during the pre-atypical era.
Published: 18 February 2004
Annals of General Hospital Psychiatry 2004, 3:4
Received: 30 January 2004
Acce...
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Psychology Faculty, University of Malaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n. Malaga,
29071 Malaga, Spain.
2
Department of Basic Psychology, University of Malaga,
Malaga, Spain.
3
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1
Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment,
Psychology Faculty, University of Malaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n. Malaga,
29071 M...
... Guasha thera-
pists, we assessed the blinding of patient and assessor
separately. A point was given for assessor blinding if pain
was assessed by another person (who was unaware of the
group assignment). ... trials that compared one type of Guasha with
another. Trials with Guasha as a part of a complex
intervention were also excluded. No language restric-
tions were imposed.
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Estimated intelligence quotient in anorexia
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AN. For example, meta-analyses and systematic reviews
conducted in schizophrenia allowed researchers to iden-
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... Niranjan A, Jawahar A, Kondziolka D, Lunsford LD: A comparison of
surgical approaches for the management of tremor: radiofrequency
thalamotomy, gamma knife thalamotomy and thalamic stimulation. ... after GK radiosurgery that cannot be anticipated
[16].
GK pallidotomy for bradykinesia, rigidity, and dyskine-
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patients with at least two organ failures as opposed to 15% of
those with less than two organ failures [12]. HHV-6 viremia
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had relief for at least 12 months, and mean duration of
pain relief was 14 months. Barlocher et al.
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patients with cryorhizotomy of the medial branch. At
1-year ... Length of fol-
low-up was at least 3 years with a maximum of 6
years. Location of facet pain was cervical in 45, tho-
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Research Paper
Endoscopic thoracic laminoforaminoplasty for the treatment of thoracic
radiculopathy: report of 12 cases
Scott M.W. Haufe
1,2
, Ryan A. Baker
3
and ... conven-
tional laminotomy with similar success rates. Patients additionally benefit from a decrease
risk of complications, short hospital stay, and faster recovery.
Key words...
... declare that there are no conflicts of interest.
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Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Thessaly,
Larissa, Greece.
2
Department of Anesthesiology, University ... this article as: Tagarakis et al.: An alternate solution for the
treatment of ascending aortic aneurysms: the wrapping technique.
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