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Tuberculosis in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data doc
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29/03/2014, 03:20
... tuberculosis skin testing and LTBI treatment, the prevalence and outcome of MTB infections, and the effects of patient factors and treatment on mortality from MTB infection PATIENTS AND METHODS plant ... 886 titles of potentially relevant articles from our search of computerized databases and 58 additional references from our manual search of the bibliographies of retrieved articles Of the 944 ... (1/1945 to 12/ 2006), BIOSIS (1/1969 to 12/2006), and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Central Register of Controlled Trials and manually searched retrieved bibliographies to identify...
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Báo cáo y học: "Estimated intelligence quotient in anorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature" pot
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09/08/2014, 01:21
... USA) using the user-contributed commands for meta- analyses: ‘metan’ [19], ‘metainf’ [20], ‘metabias’ [21] and ‘metatrim’ [22] In order to estimate whether the IQ of those suffering from AN differs ... results of the various studies and an estimate of the overall effect size of all the studies together considering the data available for each study included in the meta- analysis [25] Each line of ... meta- analysis for estimated IQ data in AN compared with the average IQ obtained from normative data Studies included in this review were selected on the basis of quality of the data and validity of...
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Báo cáo y học: "Tolerability and adverse events in clinical trials of celecoxib in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of information from company clinical trial report" potx
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09/08/2014, 06:22
... Paracetamol 4,000 No data No data Rofecoxib 25 No data No data Naproxen 1,000 No data No data Diclofenac 100/150 331 2,325 14.2 (12.8–15.6) 593 2,325 25.5 (23.7–27.3) Ibuprofen 2,400 456 1,985 ... planning the study, data extraction, analysis, and preparing the manuscript; SD with data extraction, analysis, and writing; GTM with planning, data extraction, analysis, and writing the manuscript; ... intention-to-treat (number of patients randomised and receiving at least one dose of trial drug) analysis Homogeneity tests and funnel plots, though commonly used in meta- analysis, were not used...
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Báo cáo y học: "Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials and cohort studies of mycophenolate mofetil in lupus nephritis" pdf
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09/08/2014, 08:23
... MMF in lupus nephritis from randomised trials and observational studies Materials and methods QUOROM (quality of reporting of meta- analyses) and MOOSE (meta- analysis of observational studies in ... numbers of patients and events increase the risk of chance findings [64] The ideal is meta- analysis of high-quality, large, randomised trials [63], but without them we have to make the best of the ... Rennie D, Stroup DF: Improving the quality of reports of meta- analyses of randomised controlled trials: the QUOROM statement Quality of Reporting of Meta- analyses Lancet 1999, 354:1896-1900 20...
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Báo cáo y học: " Effects of cyclophosphamide on pulmonary function in patients with scleroderma and interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational prospective cohort studies" ppt
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09/08/2014, 13:22
... study and participated in its design, coordination, data acquisition and analysis, and in manuscript preparation CPW and ELM participated in the study design, data acquisition and analysis, and ... plot of the overall meta- analysis results in the randomized clinical trials Comparison of (a) the forced vital capacity (FVC) and (b) the diffusing overall meta- analysis results in the randomized ... age and height The methodological features of all randomized clinical trials most relevant to the prevention of bias (including the Jadad criteria of randomization, blinding and completeness of...
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Báo cáo y học: " A systematic review and meta-analysis of neurological soft signs in relatives of people with schizophrenia" ppsx
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11/08/2014, 15:22
... co-segregation (higher prevalence of the endophenotype in ill relatives of ill probands than in well relatives of ill probands); and (v) heritability (the extent of variation of the endophenotype that ... review and meta- analysis of neurological soft signs in relatives of people with schizophrenia BMC Psychiatry 2011 11:139 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: ... using Comprehensive MetaAnalysis version 2, a dedicated meta- analysis programme (BioStat, Inc, Englewood, NJ) The analysis was based on all included studies and consisted of three comparisons:...
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Báo cáo y học: "Efficacy of different types of aerobic exercise in fibromyalgia syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials" potx
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12/08/2014, 12:20
... MSt, MSc and AB participated in the collection of the data and analysis of the studies (see Materials and methods) AB and MSc participated in the study design and the interpretation of the data All ... working independently and with adequate reliability determined the adequacy of randomisation, concealment of allocation, blinding of outcome assessors and adequacy Page of 14 of data analysis (was intention-to-treat -analysis ... Page of 14 Table 1: Risk of bias (internal and external validity) of the randomised controlled trials' analysis Author, year Adequate randomisation Adequate allocation concealment Blinding of assessor...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Tooth loss and oral health-related quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis" potx
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20/06/2014, 15:20
... Moreover, the severity of impairment might be associated with location and distribution of missing teeth, as suggested by the outcome of the meta- analysis of data of a Greek and a British population ... Summary of primary and additional outcomes of all included studies Additional file 2: Summary of data of all included studies and feasibility for meta- analysis 14 15 Author details Department of Oral ... this is the first systematic review and meta- analysis of the relationship between OHRQoL and tooth loss Data from our systematic review and meta- analyses of observational studies provide fairly...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Meta-analysis of thyroidectomy with ultrasonic dissector versus conventional clamp and tie" ppsx
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09/08/2014, 03:24
... scales, we standardized and combined the results (i.e standardized mean difference) Statistical Analysis Inclusion Criteria The data analysis was performed using the meta- analysis software Review ... effectiveness of ultrasonic vs Page of clamp and tie in total thyroidectomy in patients with thyroid benign and/ or malignant pathologies From our systematic review and meta- analysis the main advantages of ... aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the actual role of UAS versus conventional clamp and tie (CT) in total thyroidectomy Methods of metanalysis Search methods for identification of studies...
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Báo cáo y học: "The effect of tight glycaemic control, during and after cardiac surgery, on patient mortality and morbidity: A systematic review and meta-analysis" pptx
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10/08/2014, 09:23
... data as a median and range, and asked if they could provide their data as means and standard deviations, unfortunately, these data were not available Therefore, we conducted a meta- analysis of ... review and meta- analysis of randomized trials Mayo Clinic Proc 2008, 83(4):418-430 20 Pittas AG, Siegel RD, Lau J: Insulin therapy for critically ill hospitalized patients: a meta- analysis of randomized ... epicardial pacing Meta- Analysis The meta- analysis was performed using RevMan5® software, from the Cochrane Collaboration The incidences of adverse events are presented as odds ratios (OR), and results...
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Báo cáo y học: " A meta-analysis of gemcitabine containing chemotherapy for locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma" ppsx
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10/08/2014, 21:23
... withdrawals per arm and blinding) Statistical analysis The meta- analysis was performed using Review Manager Version 4.2 (Nordic Cochran Centre, Copenhagen) and Comprehensive Meta Analysis Version ... search of trials, contacted experts and participated in the trials selection MY and ZG participated in the trials selection and performed the statistical analysis WHX conceived of the study and ... used, line of treatment, median age of patients and information pertaining to study design (whether the trial reported the mode of randomization, allocation concealment, description of withdrawals...
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Báo cáo y học: "A meta-analysis of CAG (cytarabine, aclarubicin, G-CSF) regimen for the treatment of 1029 patients with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome" ppsx
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10/08/2014, 21:23
... systematic review and meta- analysis to assess the overall treatment efficacy and the adverse events of the CAG regimen Materials and Methods Data source The databases of PubMed, Wanfang Data, as well ... used in China and Japan for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) We searched literature on CAG between 1995 and 2010 and performed a meta- analysis to determine ... control group, the odds ratio (OR) of CR rates was also calculated For the meta- analysis, both fixed-effects and random-effects models were considered For each meta- analysis, the Cochranes Q statistic...
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Báo cáo y học: "Effect of children’s shoes on gait: a systematic review and meta-analysis" potx
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10/08/2014, 21:24
... 11 of 13 shoes [8,23] Unfortunately, meta- analysis of kinematic variables was restricted by inconsistencies in biomechanical models and under-reporting of standard deviations/ error Meta- analysis ... comprised the average of angle of gait relative to ipsilateral line of progression and angle of gait relative to the direction of gait The variable length comprised the average of stride and step length ... time, angle of gait and stride/step length The variable ‘time’ comprised the average of stride time, percent of time to foot lift, percent of time to maximum plantarflexion and the percent of time...
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báo cáo khoa học: "Skeletal Plasmacytoma: Progression of disease and impact of local treatment; an analysis of SEER database" ppt
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10/08/2014, 22:20
... in the database limiting our analysis on diagnostic accuracy of MRI, and prognostic significance of absence of myeloma protein, anemia, hypercalcemia, renal insufficiency and stability of M-protein ... validated national database The current study also reiterates the need of better understanding of the disease process of plasma cell neoplasm and the inclusion of molecular markers in the database Competing ... population based data in the U.S that includes the stage of cancer at the time of diagnosis and follow-up of all patients for survival data In addition, each registry collects data on patient...
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báo cáo khoa học: " Efficacy of pharmacotherapies for short-term smoking abstinance: A systematic review and meta-analysis" pptx
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11/08/2014, 18:20
... patients are at increased risk of complications or repeat Figure effects meta- analysis of varenicline versus placebo at weeks post-TQD Random6 Random effects meta- analysis of varenicline versus placebo ... http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/6/1/25 Figure Random2effects meta- analysis of all NRT trials combined versus all inert controls at weeks Random effects meta- analysis of all NRT trials combined versus all ... Jorenby DE 2.77 (1.79, 4.2 Figure Random4effects meta- analysis of smoking cessation with bupropion versus controls at 4-weeks post-TQD Random effects meta- analysis of smoking cessation with bupropion...
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Báo cáo y học: " Parental and household smoking and the increased risk of bronchitis, bronchiolitis and other lower respiratory infections in infancy: systematic review and meta-analysis" ppsx
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12/08/2014, 13:22
... Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health 2006 Department of Health Department of Health and Social Services Northern Ireland, The Scottish Office Department of Health and Welsh Office: ... exposure, location of study, and age of study population, were extracted using a previously piloted data extraction form and entered into a standardised database Page of 11 Assessment of methodological ... quality, date of publication, and by study design Effects of paternal smoking Meta- analysis of the 21 studies of paternal smoking demonstrated a statistically significant increase in the odds of LRI...
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Báo cáo y học: "Meta-analysis of genome-wide linkage studies of asthma and related traits" potx
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12/08/2014, 15:21
... (asthma, BHR, IgE) and 7p21.1-14.1 (asthma, BHR, IgE) Discussion This study represents the first meta- analysis of asthma and related trait linkage data using the majority of the data available for ... in the public domain This analysis combines data from 10 years of asthma and atopy genetics and is extremely timely providing a definitive analysis of available linkage data to complement the highly ... contributed to the design of the study and the writing of the manuscript JB and IPH contributed to the design of the study and the writing of the manuscript All authors read and approved the final...
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Báo cáo y học: " Female smokers beyond the perimenopausal period are at increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis" ppsx
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12/08/2014, 16:20
... contacted the primary authors of retrieved studies for additional data and/ or clarification of data, where necessary Study selection and data abstraction The primary objective of this study was to compare ... currently the 4th-leading cause of mortality and the 12th-leading cause of disability, by the year 2020 it will be the 3rd-leading cause of death and the 5thleading cause of disability worldwide [3,4] ... to analysis of the relationship between age and gender-related differences in the annual decline in FEV1% pred Unweighted smoking status Unweighted analysis of the relationship between age and...
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