Volume 2, issue 1, December 2013
116 articles in this issue
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Immigrant women’s experiences of postpartum depression in Canada: a protocol for systematic review using a narrative synthesis
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Gina MA Higginbottom
- Myfanwy Morgan
- Marilyn Young
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 21 August 2013
- Article: 65
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Efficacy of vitamin D supplementation in depression in adults: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Guowei Li
- Lawrence Mbuagbaw
- Lehana Thabane
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 08 August 2013
- Article: 64
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Interventions provided in the acute phase for mild traumatic brain injury: a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Jocelyn Gravel
- Antonio D’Angelo
- Nils Chaillet
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 August 2013
- Article: 63
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Individual patient data systematic review and meta-analysis of optic nerve sheath diameter ultrasonography for detecting raised intracranial pressure: protocol of the ONSD research group
Authors (first, second and last of 29)
- Julie Dubourg
- Mahmoud Messerer
- Thomas Geeraerts
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 06 August 2013
- Article: 62
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Happy birthday: we are one year old
Authors
- David Moher
- Lesley Stewart
- Paul Shekelle
- Content type: Editorial
- Open Access
- Published: 06 August 2013
- Article: 61
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Detecting, quantifying and adjusting for publication bias in meta-analyses: protocol of a systematic review on methods
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Katharina Felicitas Mueller
- Joerg J Meerpohl
- Dirk Bassler
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 25 July 2013
- Article: 60
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Effect of rehabilitation length of stay on outcomes in individuals with traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Marie-Eve Lamontagne
- Cynthia Gagnon
- Luc Noreau
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 20 July 2013
- Article: 59
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Health education interventions to raise awareness of rheumatic fever: a systematic review protocol
Authors
- Laura Susan Ramsey
- Lauren Watkins
- Mark Emmanuel Engel
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 18 July 2013
- Article: 58
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Fatigue in adults with traumatic brain injury: predictors and consequences. A systematic review of longitudinal study protocols
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Tatyana Mollayeva
- Tetyana Kendzerska
- J David Cassidy
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 11 July 2013
- Article: 57
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Physical activity for the prevention and treatment of major chronic disease: an overview of systematic reviews
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- David Nunan
- Kamal R Mahtani
- Carl Heneghan
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 10 July 2013
- Article: 56
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Protocol for a systematic review on inequalities in postnatal care services utilization in low- and middle-income countries
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Étienne V Langlois
- Malgorzata Miszkurka
- Maria Victoria Zunzunegui
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 06 July 2013
- Article: 55
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Individual patient data meta-analysis of trials investigating the effectiveness of intra-articular glucocorticoid injections in patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis: an OA Trial Bank protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Marienke van Middelkoop
- Krysia S Dziedzic
- Sita MA Bierma-Zeinstra
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 05 July 2013
- Article: 54
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Use of case reports and the Adverse Event Reporting System in systematic reviews: overcoming barriers to assess the link between Crohn’s disease medications and hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Saranya A Selvaraj
- Elizabeth Chairez
- Susan Hutfless
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 05 July 2013
- Article: 53
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A systematic review of individual patient data meta-analyses on surgical interventions
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Gerjon Hannink
- Hein G Gooszen
- Maroeska M Rovers
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 05 July 2013
- Article: 52
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Bibliometric and content analysis of the Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field specialized register of controlled trials
Authors (first, second and last of 17)
- L Susan Wieland
- Eric Manheimer
- Brian M Berman
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 July 2013
- Article: 51
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Hysterosalpingosonography for diagnosing tubal occlusion in subfertile women: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Sarah Maheux-Lacroix
- Amélie Boutin
- Sylvie Dodin
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 04 July 2013
- Article: 50
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Interventions to reduce dependency in personal activities of daily living in community-dwelling adults who use homecare services: protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Phillip J Whitehead
- Avril ER Drummond
- Ruth H Parry
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 02 July 2013
- Article: 49
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Study protocol: a systematic review of pediatric shared decision making
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Kirk D Wyatt
- Gabriela Prutsky Lopez
- Annie LeBlanc
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 01 July 2013
- Article: 48
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Safety, effectiveness, and cost of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors versus intermediate acting insulin for type 2 diabetes: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Andrea C Tricco
- Jesmin Antony
- Sharon E Straus
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 28 June 2013
- Article: 47
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Safety of serotonin (5-HT3) receptor antagonists in patients undergoing surgery and chemotherapy: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Andrea C Tricco
- Charlene Soobiah
- Sharon E Straus
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 28 June 2013
- Article: 46
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Interventions to decrease the risk of adverse cardiac events for post-surgery or chemotherapy patients taking serotonin (5-HT3) receptor antagonists: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Andrea C Tricco
- Charlene Soobiah
- Sharon E Straus
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 28 June 2013
- Article: 45
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Comparative effectiveness of monotherapies and combination therapies for patients with hypertension: protocol for a systematic review with network meta-analyses
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Brian Hutton
- Jennifer Tetzlaff
- Frans HH Leenen
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 28 June 2013
- Article: 44
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Health equity: evidence synthesis and knowledge translation methods
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Vivian A Welch
- Mark Petticrew
- Peter Tugwell
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 22 June 2013
- Article: 43
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Completeness of reporting of setting and health worker cadre among trials on antenatal iron and folic acid supplementation in pregnancy: an assessment based on two Cochrane reviews
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Rachel Harper
- Simon Lewin
- Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 17 June 2013
- Article: 42
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Systematic review of the effectiveness of training programs in writing for scholarly publication, journal editing, and manuscript peer review (protocol)
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- James Galipeau
- David Moher
- Anita Palepu
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 17 June 2013
- Article: 41
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A comparative assessment of three formulations of botulinum toxin A for facial rhytides: a systematic review and meta-analyses
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- James P Bonaparte
- David Ellis
- Shaun J Kilty
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 13 June 2013
- Article: 40
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Clinical risk factors for late intestinal toxicity after radiotherapy: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Qiyuan Qin
- Qingshan Huang
- Lei Wang
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 07 June 2013
- Article: 39
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Efficacy of falls prevention interventions: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Andrea C Tricco
- Elise Cogo
- Sharon E Straus
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 06 June 2013
- Article: 38
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Diagnostic performance of alpha-fetoprotein, lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive alpha-fetoprotein, des-gamma carboxyprothrombin, and glypican-3 for the detection of hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Ting-Shuo Huang
- Yu-Chiau Shyu
- Pei-Jer Chen
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 06 June 2013
- Article: 37
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Are systematic reviews up-to-date at the time of publication?
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Elaine M Beller
- Joyce Kee-Hsin Chen
- Paul P Glasziou
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 May 2013
- Article: 36
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Screening for cervical cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Leslea Peirson
- Donna Fitzpatrick-Lewis
- Rachel Warren
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 May 2013
- Article: 35
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Defining publication bias: protocol for a systematic review of highly cited articles and proposal for a new framework
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
- Katharina Felicitas Müller
- Matthias Briel
- Dirk Bassler
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 21 May 2013
- Article: 34
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Systematic review and stratified meta-analysis of the efficacy of RhoA and Rho kinase inhibitors in animal models of ischaemic stroke
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Hanna M Vesterinen
- Gillian L Currie
- Emily S Sena
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 May 2013
- Article: 33
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A qualitative study into the difficulties experienced by healthcare decision makers when reading a Cochrane diagnostic test accuracy review
Authors
- Zhivko Zhelev
- Ruth Garside
- Christopher Hyde
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 May 2013
- Article: 32
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Strategies for obtaining unpublished drug trial data: a qualitative interview study
Authors
- Nicole Wolfe
- Peter C Gøtzsche
- Lisa Bero
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 May 2013
- Article: 31
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Environmental interventions to reduce fear of crime: systematic review of effectiveness
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Theo Lorenc
- Mark Petticrew
- Adrian Renton
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 12 May 2013
- Article: 30
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Examining health promotion interventions for patients with chronic conditions using a novel patient-centered complexity model: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Amy E Bodde
- Nathan D Shippee
- Victor M Montori
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 11 May 2013
- Article: 29
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Protocol for systematic reviews of determinants/correlates of obesity-related dietary and physical activity behaviors in young children (preschool 0 to 6 years): evidence mapping and syntheses
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Rajalakshmi Lakshman
- Veena Mazarello Paes
- Carolyn Summerbell
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 10 May 2013
- Article: 28
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Tackling inequalities in obesity: a protocol for a systematic review of the effectiveness of public health interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among adults
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Clare L Bambra
- Frances C Hillier
- Carolyn D Summerbell
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 10 May 2013
- Article: 27
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Improving quality of care for persons with diabetes: an overview of systematic reviews - what does the evidence tell us?
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Julia Worswick
- S Carolyn Wayne
- Jeremy M Grimshaw
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 May 2013
- Article: 26
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Risk of heart failure and edema associated with the use of pregabalin: a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Joanne M Ho
- Andrea C Tricco
- Sharon E Straus
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 04 May 2013
- Article: 25
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A protocol for a systematic review on the impact of unpublished studies and studies published in the gray literature in meta-analyses
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Christine Schmucker
- Annette Bluemle
- Joerg J Meerpohl
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 02 May 2013
- Article: 24
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Publication bias in animal research: a systematic review protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Matthias Briel
- Katharina F Müller
- Dirk Bassler
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 27 April 2013
- Article: 23
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Lipophilic versus hydrophilic statin therapy for heart failure: a protocol for an adjusted indirect comparison meta-analysis
Authors
- Kwadwo Osei Bonsu
- Amudha Kadirvelu
- Daniel Diamond Reidpath
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 23 April 2013
- Article: 22
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An empirical investigation of the potential impact of selective inclusion of results in systematic reviews of interventions: study protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Matthew J Page
- Joanne E McKenzie
- Andrew B Forbes
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 10 April 2013
- Article: 21
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Economic analyses of breast cancer control in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Authors
- Sten G Zelle
- Rob M Baltussen
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 April 2013
- Article: 20
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Protocol for a systematic review of the use of narrative storytelling and visual-arts-based approaches as knowledge translation tools in healthcare
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Shannon D Scott
- Pamela Brett-MacLean
- Lisa Hartling
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 20 March 2013
- Article: 19
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Systematic review and network meta-analysis of interventions for fibromyalgia: a protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 27)
- Jason W Busse
- Shanil Ebrahim
- Gordon H Guyatt
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 13 March 2013
- Article: 18
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Association between caregiver quality of life and the care provided to persons with Alzheimer’s disease: protocol for a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Afeez Abiola Hazzan
- Jenny Ploeg
- Mark Oremus
- Content type: Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 13 March 2013
- Article: 17