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Social determinants of unmet need for primary care: a systematic review
Social determinants of unmet need for primary care: a systematic review
Despite primary care being largely free at the point of delivery, many Canadians experience challenges in accessing the se...
Neuron-specific enolase for the differentiation between sepsis patients with or without encephalopathy in intensive care unit
Neuron-specific enolase for the differentiation between sepsis patients with or without encephalopathy in intensive care unit
Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4....
Short-term (24 weeks) treatment efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib cream in participants with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Short-term (24 weeks) treatment efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib cream in participants with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Vitiligo is a chronic skin disorder causing depigmentation. There is a lack of evidence-based medical evidence regarding r...
Effective community-based interventions to prevent and control infectious diseases in urban informal settlements in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Effective community-based interventions to prevent and control infectious diseases in urban informal settlements in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
The impact of rapid urbanization taking place across the world is posing variegated challenges. Especially in terms of com...
Self-management in young and middle-aged patients with hypertension: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies
Self-management in young and middle-aged patients with hypertension: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies
There has been a sharp increase in the prevalence of hypertension in young and middle-aged people at high risk of the dise...
Multidisciplinary, multicomponent interventions to reduce frailty among older persons in residents of residential care facilities: a scoping review
Multidisciplinary, multicomponent interventions to reduce frailty among older persons in residents of residential care facilities: a scoping review
Frailty reduction and reversal have been addressed successfully among older populations within community settings. However...
The optimal second-line therapy for older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis using individual participant data (IPD)
The optimal second-line therapy for older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis using individual participant data (IPD)
Due to increasing life expectancy, almost half of people with type 2 diabetes are aged 65 years or over worldwide...
The sequelae of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in adolescents and young adults: protocol for a systematic review
The sequelae of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in adolescents and young adults: protocol for a systematic review
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a life-saving treatment for adolescents and young adults (ages 15–...
Feeling safe in the context of digitalization in healthcare: a scoping review
Feeling safe in the context of digitalization in healthcare: a scoping review
Digitalization in healthcare and society can be challenging, particularly for people who have limited digital experiences....
The utility of behavioral biometrics in user authentication and demographic characteristic detection: a scoping review
The utility of behavioral biometrics in user authentication and demographic characteristic detection: a scoping review
Objective measures of screen time are necessary to better understand the complex relationship between screen time and heal...
The effect of acupuncture on oxidative stress in animal models of vascular dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The effect of acupuncture on oxidative stress in animal models of vascular dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Growing evidence showed that acupuncture may improve cognitive function by reducing oxidative stress, key to the pathogene...
A systematic review and meta-analysis of balance training in patients with chronic ankle instability
A systematic review and meta-analysis of balance training in patients with chronic ankle instability
Chronic ankle instability (CAI) is a common yet serious problem for elder patients. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate t...
Quality of reporting of integrative Chinese and Western medicine intervention in randomized controlled trials of ulcerative colitis: a review
Quality of reporting of integrative Chinese and Western medicine intervention in randomized controlled trials of ulcerative colitis: a review
Integrative Chinese and Western medicine (ICWM) is commonly used for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) in clinical ...
Inter-rater reliability of risk of bias tools for non-randomized studies
Inter-rater reliability of risk of bias tools for non-randomized studies
There is limited knowledge on the reliability of risk of bias (ROB) tools for assessing internal validity in systematic re...
Data extraction and comparison for complex systematic reviews: a step-by-step guideline and an implementation example using open-source software
Data extraction and comparison for complex systematic reviews: a step-by-step guideline and an implementation example using open-source software
Data extraction (DE) is a challenging step in systematic reviews (SRs). Complex SRs can involve multiple interventions and...
The application of stem cell sheets for neuronal regeneration after spinal cord injury: a systematic review of pre-clinical studies
The application of stem cell sheets for neuronal regeneration after spinal cord injury: a systematic review of pre-clinical studies
Stem cell sheet implantation offers a promising avenue for spinal cord injury (SCI) and is currently under investigation i...
Interprofessional diagnostic management teams: a scoping review protocol
Interprofessional diagnostic management teams: a scoping review protocol
Diagnostic errors are a major problem in healthcare. In 2015, the report “Improving Diagnosis in Health Care” ...
Quality of measurement properties of medication adherence instruments in cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Quality of measurement properties of medication adherence instruments in cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Medication adherence has a major impact on reducing mortality and healthcare costs related to the treatment of cardiovascu...
Resuscitation-associated endotheliopathy (RAsE): a conceptual framework based on a systematic review and meta-analysis
Resuscitation-associated endotheliopathy (RAsE): a conceptual framework based on a systematic review and meta-analysis
Shock-induced endotheliopathy (SHINE), defined as a profound sympathoadrenal hyperactivation in shock states leading to en...
Maternal, newborn, and children under-five health surveillance system: a scoping review protocol
Maternal, newborn, and children under-five health surveillance system: a scoping review protocol
Public health surveillance is crucial in monitoring the progress of maternal, newborn, and children under-five health outc...
The effect of animal-assisted interventions on the course of neurological diseases: a systematic review
The effect of animal-assisted interventions on the course of neurological diseases: a systematic review
In our experience, working with a therapy animal strengthens endurance, maintains motivation, provides a sense of achievem...
Prehabilitation programs for individuals with cancer: a systematic review of randomized-controlled trials
Prehabilitation programs for individuals with cancer: a systematic review of randomized-controlled trials
Prehabilitation programs focusing on exercise training as the main component are known as a promising alternative for impr...
Associations between nature exposure, screen use, and parent–child relations: a scoping review protocol
Associations between nature exposure, screen use, and parent–child relations: a scoping review protocol
Today’s youth are growing up in an evolving digital world, and concerns about the potential detrimental effects of e...
Efficacy of nano encapsulated herbal extracts in the treatment of induced wounds in animal models: a systematic review protocol
Efficacy of nano encapsulated herbal extracts in the treatment of induced wounds in animal models: a systematic review protocol
Wounds inflict pain and affect human health causing high expenditure on treatment and management. Herbal crude extracts ar...
Does haste make waste? Prevalence and types of errors reported after publication of studies of COVID-19 therapeutics
Does haste make waste? Prevalence and types of errors reported after publication of studies of COVID-19 therapeutics
The COVID-19 pandemic spurred publication of a rapid proliferation of studies on potential therapeutic agents. While impor...
Mode of HIV exposure and excess burden of neurocognitive impairment in people living with HIV: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled studies
Mode of HIV exposure and excess burden of neurocognitive impairment in people living with HIV: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled studies
Chronic HIV infection significantly elevates the risk of brain pathology, precipitating neurocognitive impairment (NCI) am...
Correction: Gestational diabetes mellitus, follow-up of future maternal risk of cardiovascular disease and the use of eHealth technologies – a scoping review
Correction: Gestational diabetes mellitus, follow-up of future maternal risk of cardiovascular disease and the use of eHealth technologies – a scoping review
Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, whi...
Estimating and visualising the trade-off between benefits and harms on multiple clinical outcomes in network meta-analysis
Estimating and visualising the trade-off between benefits and harms on multiple clinical outcomes in network meta-analysis
The relative treatment effects estimated from network meta-analysis can be employed to rank treatments from the most prefe...
Photoactivated chromophore-corneal cross-linking accelerates corneal healing in fungal keratitis: an updated meta-analysis
Photoactivated chromophore-corneal cross-linking accelerates corneal healing in fungal keratitis: an updated meta-analysis
To determine the effectiveness and safety of photoactivated chromophore-corneal cross-linking (PACK-CXL) adjuvant in infec...
Global prevalence of COVID-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis
Global prevalence of COVID-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is potentially a fatal form of respiratory failure among COVID-19 patients. Glo...
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