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Medical apps for smartphones: lack of evidence undermines quality and safety
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Topical NSAIDs provide effective relief of acute musculoskeletal pain compared to placebo, with no increase in risk of adverse effects
Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Victoria, Australia Cabrini Hospital and Monash University, ...
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Use of sedatives and hypnotics, antidepressants and benzodiazepines in older people significantly increases their risk of falls
1 Kuopio Research Centre of Geriatric Care and Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, kuopio Campus, Yliopistonranta 1, P.O.
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Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis
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Rapid reviews methods series: guidance on rapid scoping, mapping and evidence and gap map (‘Big Picture Reviews’)
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Time deficiency: an affliction of healthcare systems and how to ameliorate it
Contributors SHB authored the first draft. VMM contributed revisions and comments to improve the manuscript. SHB is the guarantor. Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this ...
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Overdiagnosis: what it is and what it isn’t
Correspondence to Professor John Brodersen, Centre of Research & Education in General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences, Copenhagen 1014, ...
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Using Risk of Bias 2 to assess results from randomised controlled trials: guidance from Cochrane
Correspondence to Dr Kerry Dwan, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK; Kerry.dwan{at}york.ac.uk A systematic review identifies, appraises and synthesises all the ...
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Using patient decision aids to promote evidence-based decision making
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Psychological consequences of false-positive screening mammograms in the UK
Correspondence to: Dr Mary Bond PenTAG, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, Veysey Building, Salmon Pool Lane, Exeter EX2 4SG, Devon, UK; mary.bond{at}pms.ac.uk The negative psychological ...
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82 Preventing overdiagnosis in the clinical consultation – practical training of the three part consultation model
The Choosing Wisely initiative promotes conversations between patients and clinicians, to choose care that is supported by evidence, and truly necessary. The consultation is an efficient diagnostic ...
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Making care fit manifesto
Correspondence to Dr Marleen Kunneman, Medical Decision Making, Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands; kunneman{at}lumc.nl For too many people, ...