Volume 3, issue 1, December 2014
151 articles in this issue
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Systematic reviews of observational studies of risk of thrombosis and bleeding in urological surgery (ROTBUS): introduction and methodology
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Kari AO Tikkinen
- Arnav Agarwal
- Gordon H Guyatt
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2014
- Article: 150
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A protocol for a systematic review of the use of process evaluations in knowledge translation research
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Shannon D Scott
- Thomas Rotter
- Katherine H Bannar-Martin
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2014
- Article: 149
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A realist review of educational interventions to improve the delivery of nutrition care by doctors and future doctors
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Victor Mogre
- Albert Scherpbier
- Mary Gemma Cherry
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 20 December 2014
- Article: 148
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Workplace physical activity interventions and moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity levels among working-age women: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Jennifer L Reed
- Stephanie A Prince
- Robert D Reid
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 19 December 2014
- Article: 147
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Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence and incidence in the Horn of Africa sub-region of the Middle East and North Africa
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Karima Chaabna
- Yousra A Mohamoud
- Laith J Abu-Raddad
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 16 December 2014
- Article: 146
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Educational interventions for general practitioners to identify and manage depression as a suicide risk factor in young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Authors
- Lynda Tait
- Maria Michail
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2014
- Article: 145
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Effect of standardized training on the reliability of the Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool: a study protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Bruno R da Costa
- Nina M Resta
- Susan Armijo-Olivo
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 13 December 2014
- Article: 144
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Processes, contexts, and rationale for disinvestment: a protocol for a critical interpretive synthesis
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Michael G Wilson
- Moriah E Ellen
- Kevin Samra
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 11 December 2014
- Article: 143
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Randomised placebo-controlled trials of individualised homeopathic treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Robert T Mathie
- Suzanne M Lloyd
- Ian Ford
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2014
- Article: 142
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Childhood socioeconomic position and adult leisure-time physical activity: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ahmed Elhakeem
- Rachel Cooper
- Rebecca Hardy
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 05 December 2014
- Article: 141
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Methodological issues and recommendations for systematic reviews of prognostic studies: an example from cardiovascular disease
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Janine Dretzke
- Joie Ensor
- David Moore
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 03 December 2014
- Article: 140
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Health status of and health-care provision to asylum seekers in Germany: protocol for a systematic review and evidence mapping of empirical studies
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Christine Schneider
- Amir Mohsenpour
- Kayvan Bozorgmehr
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 29 November 2014
- Article: 139
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Association of industry sponsorship and positive outcome in randomised controlled trials in general and abdominal surgery: protocol for a systematic review and empirical study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Pascal Probst
- Kathrin Grummich
- Markus K Diener
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2014
- Article: 138
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Impact of missing participant data for dichotomous outcomes on pooled effect estimates in systematic reviews: a protocol for a methodological study
Authors (first, second and last of 21)
- Elie A Akl
- Lara A Kahale
- Gordon Guyatt
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 26 November 2014
- Article: 137
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Efficacy and safety of damage control in experimental animal models of injury: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors
- Nela Cosic
- Derek J Roberts
- Henry T Stelfox
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 22 November 2014
- Article: 136
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An assessment of the efficacy of searching in biomedical databases beyond MEDLINE in identifying studies for a systematic review on ward closures as an infection control intervention to control outbreaks
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Yoojin Kwon
- Susan E Powelson
- John M Conly
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2014
- Article: 135
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Comparative evaluation of group-based mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment and management of chronic pain disorders: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis with indirect comparisons
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Taylor Hatchard
- Chris Lepage
- Patricia A Poulin
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 10 November 2014
- Article: 134
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Efficacy, quality of life, and acceptability outcomes of atypical antipsychotic augmentation treatment for treatment-resistant depression: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Yiyun Liu
- Xinyu Zhou
- Peng Xie
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 05 November 2014
- Article: 133
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Intrapersonal, social and physical environmental determinants of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in working-age women: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Stephanie A Prince
- Jennifer L Reed
- Robert D Reid
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 04 November 2014
- Article: 132
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Study protocol: differential effects of diet and physical activity based interventions in pregnancy on maternal and fetal outcomes—individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis and health economic evaluation
Authors (first, second and last of 17)
- Anneloes E Ruifrok
- Ewelina Rogozinska
- for the i-WIP (International Weight Management in Pregnancy) Collaborative Group
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 04 November 2014
- Article: 131
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Impact of long-term lifestyle programmes on weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight/obese participants: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Authors
- Lukas Schwingshackl
- Sofia Dias
- Georg Hoffmann
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 October 2014
- Article: 130
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Effects and repercussions of local/hospital-based health technology assessment (HTA): a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Marie-Pierre Gagnon
- Marie Desmartis
- William Witteman
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 October 2014
- Article: 129
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Financial incentive policies at workplace cafeterias for preventing obesity—a systematic review and meta-analysis (Protocol)
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Kimi Sawada
- Erika Ota
- Rintaro Mori
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 28 October 2014
- Article: 128
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Collaborative care for the treatment of comorbid depression and coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Authors
- Phillip J Tully
- Harald Baumeister
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 28 October 2014
- Article: 127
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Clinical trials registries are under-utilized in the conduct of systematic reviews: a cross-sectional analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Christopher W Jones
- Lukas G Keil
- Timothy F Platts-Mills
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 27 October 2014
- Article: 126
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The impact of Cochrane Systematic Reviews: a mixed method evaluation of outputs from Cochrane Review Groups supported by the UK National Institute for Health Research
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Frances Bunn
- Daksha Trivedi
- Steve Iliffe
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 27 October 2014
- Article: 125
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The diagnostic accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2), Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for detecting major depression: protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analyses
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Brett D Thombs
- Andrea Benedetti
- Roy C Ziegelstein
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 27 October 2014
- Article: 124
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Protocol for a systematic review of the clinical effectiveness of pre-hospital blood components compared to other resuscitative fluids in patients with major traumatic haemorrhage
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Janine Dretzke
- Iain M Smith
- Mark J Midwinter
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 24 October 2014
- Article: 123
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Conflicts of interest and critiques of the use of systematic reviews in policymaking: an analysis of opinion articles
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Susan R Forsyth
- Donna H Odierna
- Lisa A Bero
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 18 November 2014
- Article: 122
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Title and Abstract Screening and Evaluation in Systematic Reviews (TASER): a pilot randomised controlled trial of title and abstract screening by medical students
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Lauren Ng
- Veronica Pitt
- Julian H Elliott
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 October 2014
- Article: 121
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Individual, social and physical environmental correlates of sedentary behaviours in adults: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Stephanie A Prince
- Katelin M Gresty
- Robert D Reid
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 21 October 2014
- Article: 120
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Protocol for a systematic review of reductions in therapy for children with low-risk febrile neutropenia
Authors
- Jessica E Morgan
- Lesley Stewart
- Robert S Phillips
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 21 October 2014
- Article: 119
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Medical device procurement in low- and middle-income settings: protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Karin Diaconu
- Yen-Fu Chen
- Richard Lilford
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 21 October 2014
- Article: 118
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Efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatments for neuroborreliosis—protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Rick Dersch
- Michael H Freitag
- Joerg J Meerpohl
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 21 October 2014
- Article: 117
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The risk of elevated prolactin levels in pediatric patients exposed to antipsychotics for the treatment of schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Eric Druyts
- Shawn Eapen
- Kristian Thorlund
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 13 October 2014
- Article: 116
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Factors associated with development of gastrointestinal problems in patients with scleroderma: a protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Brian Younho Hong
- Raymond Giang
- Lehana Thabane
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 13 October 2014
- Article: 115
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Considering methodological options for reviews of theory: illustrated by a review of theories linking income and health
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Mhairi Campbell
- Matt Egan
- Michaela Benzeval
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 13 October 2014
- Article: 114
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Failure or success of search strategies to identify adverse effects of medical devices: a feasibility study using a systematic review
Authors
- Su Golder
- Kath Wright
- Mark Rodgers
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 October 2014
- Article: 113
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Risk for lung cancer in workers exposed to benzidine and/or beta-naphthylamine: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Kimiko Tomioka
- Keigo Saeki
- Norio Kurumatani
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 03 October 2014
- Article: 112
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Maintenance interventions for overweight or obese children and adolescents who participated in a treatment program: study protocol for a systematic review
Authors
- Laila B van der Heijden
- Edith JM Feskens
- Arieke J Janse
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 03 October 2014
- Article: 111
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A Microsoft-Excel-based tool for running and critically appraising network meta-analyses—an overview and application of NetMetaXL
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Stephen Brown
- Brian Hutton
- Chris Cameron
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 29 September 2014
- Article: 110
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An overview of conducting systematic reviews with network meta-analysis
Authors
- Deborah M Caldwell
- Content type: Editorial
- Open Access
- Published: 29 September 2014
- Article: 109
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Do sugar-sweetened beverages cause adverse health outcomes in adults? A systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 18)
- Candyce Hamel
- Adrienne Stevens
- David Moher
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 23 September 2014
- Article: 108
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Impact of contacting study authors to obtain additional data for systematic reviews: diagnostic accuracy studies for hepatic fibrosis
Authors
- Shelley S Selph
- Alexander D Ginsburg
- Roger Chou
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 19 September 2014
- Article: 107
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A systematic review of interventions aimed at increasing physical activity in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain—protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Joanne Marley
- Mark A Tully
- Suzanne M McDonough
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 19 September 2014
- Article: 106
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The effectiveness of opioid substitution treatments for patients with opioid dependence: a systematic review and multiple treatment comparison protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Brittany Burns Dennis
- Leen Naji
- Lehana Thabane
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 19 September 2014
- Article: 105
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The effectiveness of gentamicin in the treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Emma Hathorn
- Divya Dhasmana
- Jonathan DC Ross
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 September 2014
- Article: 104
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Lean management in health care: definition, concepts, methodology and effects reported (systematic review protocol)
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Adegboyega K Lawal
- Thomas Rotter
- Rachel Flynn
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 19 September 2014
- Article: 103
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Study protocol: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in first-line treatment of squamous non-small cell lung cancer
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Amy M DeLozier
- Jacqueline Brown
- Lisa M Hess
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 16 September 2014
- Article: 102