Volume 6, issue 1, December 2017
267 articles in this issue
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Use of programme theory to understand the differential effects of interventions across socio-economic groups in systematic reviews—a systematic methodology review
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Michelle Maden
- Alex Cunliffe
- Mark Gabbay
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 December 2017
- Article: 266
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Risk factors for addiction among patients receiving prescribed opioids: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Amber Cragg
- Jeffrey P. Hau
- Corinne M. Hohl
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 28 December 2017
- Article: 265
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Exercise and reproductive function in polycystic ovary syndrome: protocol of a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Isis Kelly dos Santos
- Romilson de Lima Nunes
- Paulo Moreira Silva Dantas
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 22 December 2017
- Article: 264
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Evaluations of the uptake and impact of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Statement and extensions: a scoping review
Authors
- Matthew J. Page
- David Moher
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 19 December 2017
- Article: 263
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Circulating cancer stem cell markers in breast carcinomas: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Maryam Mansoori
- Zahra Madjd
- Arezoo Rasti
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 19 December 2017
- Article: 262
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What methods do reviews of normative ethics literature use for search, selection, analysis, and synthesis? In-depth results from a systematic review of reviews
Authors
- Marcel Mertz
- Daniel Strech
- Hannes Kahrass
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 December 2017
- Article: 261
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Transition in care from paramedics to emergency department nurses: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Gudrun Reay
- Jill M. Norris
- Eddy S. Lang
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 19 December 2017
- Article: 260
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The impact of social activities, social networks, social support and social relationships on the cognitive functioning of healthy older adults: a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Michelle E. Kelly
- Hollie Duff
- David G. Loughrey
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 December 2017
- Article: 259
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Prevalence and pattern of co-occurring musculoskeletal pain and its association with back-related disability among people with persistent low back pain: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Cecilie K. Overaas
- Melker S. Johansson
- Jan Hartvigsen
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 16 December 2017
- Article: 258
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Disclosure of domestic violence and sexual assault within the context of abortion: meta-ethnographic synthesis of qualitative studies protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Lydia Mainey
- Annabel Taylor
- Catherine O’Mullan
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2017
- Article: 257
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Government policy interventions to reduce human antimicrobial use: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Susan Rogers Van Katwyk
- Jeremy M. Grimshaw
- Steven J. Hoffman
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 13 December 2017
- Article: 256
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Clinical reminder alert fatigue in healthcare: a systematic literature review protocol using qualitative evidence
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ruth Backman
- Susan Bayliss
- Ian Litchfield
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 13 December 2017
- Article: 255
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Interventions for domestic violence among pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Diksha Sapkota
- Kathleen Baird
- Debra Anderson
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 12 December 2017
- Article: 254
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Acceptance of a systematic review as a thesis: survey of biomedical doctoral programs in Europe
Authors
- Livia Puljak
- Damir Sapunar
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 12 December 2017
- Article: 253
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A protocol for a systematic review of economic evaluation studies conducted on neonatal systemic infections in South Asia
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Shruti Murthy
- Denny John
- N. Sreekumaran Nair
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 12 December 2017
- Article: 252
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Investigating the burden of antibiotic resistance in ethnic minority groups in high-income countries: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Hannah Lishman
- Paul Aylin
- Céire Costelloe
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 11 December 2017
- Article: 251
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Technology for fostering intergenerational connectivity: scoping review protocol
Authors
- Jennifer Boger
- Kathryn Mercer
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 08 December 2017
- Article: 250
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Contacting of authors by systematic reviewers: protocol for a cross-sectional study and a survey
Authors
- Reint Meursinge Reynders
- Luisa Ladu
- Nicola Di Girolamo
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 08 December 2017
- Article: 249
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A systematic review of neonatal treatment intensity scores and their potential application in low-resource setting hospitals for predicting mortality, morbidity and estimating resource use
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Jalemba Aluvaala
- Gary S. Collins
- Mike English
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 December 2017
- Article: 248
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Prevalence, predictors and adverse outcomes of adolescent pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol of a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Carlson-Babila Sama
- Stewart Ndutard Ngasa
- Simeon-Pierre Choukem
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2017
- Article: 247
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A systematic review of school-based eHealth interventions targeting alcohol use, smoking, physical inactivity, diet, sedentary behaviour and sleep among adolescents: a review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Katrina E. Champion
- Nicola C. Newton
- Maree Teesson
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2017
- Article: 246
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Optimal database combinations for literature searches in systematic reviews: a prospective exploratory study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Wichor M. Bramer
- Melissa L. Rethlefsen
- Oscar H. Franco
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2017
- Article: 245
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Non-conventional dosing of oral anticancer agents in oncology and malignant haematology: a systematic review protocol
Authors
- Faouzi Djebbari
- Nicola Stoner
- Verna Lavender
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2017
- Article: 244
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Quantifying heterogeneity in individual participant data meta-analysis with binary outcomes
Authors
- Bo Chen
- Andrea Benedetti
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2017
- Article: 243
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Abnormal placental cord insertion and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Khadijah Irfah Ismail
- Ailish Hannigan
- Amanda Cotter
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2017
- Article: 242
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Correction to: Diabetes-related information-seeking behaviour: a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Silke Kuske
- Tim Schiereck
- Andrea Icks
- Content type: Correction
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2017
- Article: 241
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Global incidence and case fatality rate of pulmonary embolism following major surgery: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Mazou N. Temgoua
- Joel Noutakdie Tochie
- Njinkeng J. Nkemngu
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2017
- Article: 240
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Tracheostomy decannulation methods and procedures in adults: a systematic scoping review protocol
Authors
- John Kutsukutsa
- Tivani Phosa Mashamba-Thompson
- Yougan Saman
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2017
- Article: 239
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Systematic reviews of health economic evaluations: a protocol for a systematic review of characteristics and methods applied
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Miriam Luhnen
- Barbara Prediger
- Tim Mathes
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 02 December 2017
- Article: 238
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The sleep and circadian modulation of neural reward pathways: a protocol for a pair of systematic reviews
Authors
- Jamie E. M. Byrne
- Greg Murray
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 02 December 2017
- Article: 237
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Interventions to increase adherence in patients taking immunosuppressive drugs after kidney transplantation: a systematic review of controlled trials
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Tim Mathes
- Kirsten Großpietsch
- Dawid Pieper
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 November 2017
- Article: 236
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Evaluating progestogens for prevention of preterm birth international collaborative (EPPPIC) individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis: protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Lesley A. Stewart
- Mark Simmonds
- the EPPPIC group
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 28 November 2017
- Article: 235
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A comparison of results of empirical studies of supplementary search techniques and recommendations in review methodology handbooks: a methodological review
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Chris Cooper
- Andrew Booth
- Ruth Garside
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 November 2017
- Article: 234
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Expediting citation screening using PICo-based title-only screening for identifying studies in scoping searches and rapid reviews
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- John Rathbone
- Loai Albarqouni
- Paul Glasziou
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 25 November 2017
- Article: 233
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Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on the clinical outcomes and cost of deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap versus implants for breast reconstruction
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Ankur Khajuria
- Oliver J. Smith
- Afshin Mosahebi
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 22 November 2017
- Article: 232
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Toward a comprehensive evidence map of overview of systematic review methods: paper 1—purpose, eligibility, search and data extraction
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Carole Lunny
- Sue E. Brennan
- Joanne E. McKenzie
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 21 November 2017
- Article: 231
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A systematic review describing incidence rate and prevalence of dysvascular partial foot amputation; how both have changed over time and compare to transtibial amputation
Authors
- Michael P Dillon
- Matthew Quigley
- Stefania Fatone
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 November 2017
- Article: 230
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Mapping evidence on the distribution of human papillomavirus-related cancers in sub-Saharan Africa: scoping review protocol
Authors
- Bridget K. M. Lekoane
- Tivani P. Mashamba-Thompson
- Themba G. Ginindza
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 17 November 2017
- Article: 229
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Exosomal microRNAs as potential circulating biomarkers in gastrointestinal tract cancers: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Elmira Gheytanchi
- Zahra Madjd
- Sadegh Babashah
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 17 November 2017
- Article: 228
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Prevalence and prognosis of acutely ill patients with organ failure at arrival to hospital: protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Peter Bank Pedersen
- Asbjorn Hrobjartsson
- Annmarie Touborg Lassen
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 15 November 2017
- Article: 227
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Assessment of safety and efficacy of mesenchymal stromal cell therapy in preclinical models of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Carly C. Barron
- Manoj M. Lalu
- On Behalf of the Canadian Perioperative Anesthesia Clinical Trials Group
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 07 November 2017
- Article: 226
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Effectiveness of interventions during NICU hospitalization on the neurodevelopment of preterm infants: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Marilyn Aita
- Robyn Stremler
- Gwenaëlle De Clifford-Faugère
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 03 November 2017
- Article: 225
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The role of psychosocial stress in the development of chronic musculoskeletal pain disorders: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Valentina Buscemi
- Wei-Ju Chang
- Siobhan Schabrun
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 03 November 2017
- Article: 224
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Reliability of measurements of the fractured clavicle: a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Paul Hoogervorst
- Gerjon Hannink
- Albert van Kampen
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 November 2017
- Article: 223
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The macro-economic determinants of health and health inequalities—umbrella review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Yannish Naik
- Peter Baker
- Clare Bambra
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 03 November 2017
- Article: 222
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Family resilience and adaptive coping in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Sophia Saetes
- Lisa Hynes
- Line Caes
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 02 November 2017
- Article: 221
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Methodological quality and transparency of clinical practice guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of non-communicable diseases using the AGREE II instrument: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Caroline de Godoi Rezende Costa Molino
- Eliane Ribeiro
- Daniela Oliveira de Melo
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 02 November 2017
- Article: 220
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Mobile tablet-based therapies following stroke: a systematic scoping review protocol of attempted interventions and the challenges encountered
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Michael Pugliese
- Dylan Johnson
- Tim Ramsay
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 02 November 2017
- Article: 219
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Putting research in place: an innovative approach to providing contextualized evidence synthesis for decision makers
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Stephen Bornstein
- Rochelle Baker
- Melissa Sullivan
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 02 November 2017
- Article: 218
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