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BMJ Journals

Table of contents

December 2013 - Volume 18 - 6

Evidence Based Medicine: 18 (6)

Editorial

Multitreatment comparison meta-analysis: promise and peril (12 September, 2013)
Denise Campbell-Scherer

Perspective

Strengthening evidence-based healthcare in Africa (16 February, 2013) Free
Frode Forland, Anke C Rohwer, Paul Klatser, Kimberly Boer, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza

Original EBM Research

Comparing data accuracy between structured abstracts and full-text journal articles: implications in their use for informing clinical decisions (20 June, 2013) Free
Paul Fontelo, Alex Gavino, Raymond Francis Sarmiento

Therapeutics

Systematic review and meta-analysis: Varenicline and combination nicotine replacement therapy are the most effective pharmacotherapies for treating tobacco use (12 September, 2013)
Jon O Ebbert
Systematic review and meta-analysis: Behavioural interventions targeting physical activity to increase activity and improve glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes (16 February, 2013)
Ronald Plotnikoff
Randomised controlled trial: Modest cancer prevention benefit with long-term multivitamin supplementation: Physicians’ Health Study II results warrant cautious interpretation (16 February, 2013)
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried
Systematic review and meta-analysis: Population-based health checks are here, RCTs or not (19 March, 2013)
Michael Soljak
Systematic review and meta-analysis: Intravenous immunoglobulin plus corticosteroids prevent coronary artery abnormalities in Kawasaki disease (5 April, 2013)
Paul Brogan, Michael Levin
Randomised controlled trial: Long-term supplementation with multivitamins and minerals did not improve male US physicians’ cardiovascular health or prolong their lives (12 April, 2013)
Marta Ebbing, Stein E Vollset
Randomised controlled trial: Probiotics reduce the risk of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants (19 April, 2013)
Nicholas Embleton, Janet E Berrington
Randomised controlled trial:
Duodenal infusion of stool is more effective than vancomycin in patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile
(24 April, 2013)
Adam M Berg, Francis A Farraye
Systematic review and meta-analysis: Meta-analysis shows limited benefit of lowering blood pressure below 130/80 mm Hg in patients with type 2 diabetes (3 May, 2013)
Farrukh M Koraishy, Aldo J Peixoto
Systematic review and meta-analysis: Ursodeoxycholic acid for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: good for the mother, not bad for the baby (1 May, 2013)
Elizabeth J Carey, Paula White
Systematic review and meta-analysis: Acupuncture is superior to sham for painful conditions (1 May, 2013)
Adrian White, Jens Foell
Randomised controlled trial: The levonorgestrel intrauterine system: effective non-surgical treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding (1 May, 2013)
Andrew M Kaunitz
Randomised controlled trial: Cord milking at delivery improves the iron status of term infants at 6 weeks (4 May, 2013)
William Oh
Randomised controlled trial: Coronary revascularisation in patients with diabetes: a chance to be better (3 May, 2013)
Stephan Windecker, Giulio G Stefanini
Randomised controlled trial: Should metformin be preferred over insulin therapy in the management of gestational diabetes (GDM)? (21 May, 2013)
Shannon D Sullivan

Diagnosis

Cohort study: Abdominal pain duration impacts the accuracy of ultrasound for diagnosing paediatric appendicitis (1 March, 2013)
Andrea S Doria

Prognosis

Cohort study: Lack of definitive evidence for the use of renin-angiotensin system antagonists for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (12 April, 2013)
Umair Khalid, Anita Deswal
Cohort study: Elderly in-hospital cardiac arrest patients who are resuscitated with neurological recovery experience favourable long-term survival similar to non-arrest heart failure patients (15 May, 2013)
T Jared Bunch

Aetiology/Harm

Cohort study: Cognitive ability in old age may be determined in the womb (14 February, 2013)
Monique Robinson
Observational study: Are cherries now ripe for use as a complementary therapeutic in gout? Appraisal of the state of evidence (16 February, 2013)
Robert Terkeltaub
Cohort study: Light drinking in pregnancy is not associated with poor child mental health and learning outcomes at age 11 (23 April, 2013)
Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel, Erik Lykke Mortensen
Cohort study: Use of diuretics with ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers and NSAIDs increases the risk of acute kidney injury (19 April, 2013)
Raymond R Townsend, Debbie L Cohen
Cohort study: Identifying streptococcal throat infections in primary care: more guidance but uncertainty remains (13 April, 2013)
Anne G M Schilder, Roderick P Venekamp
Cohort study: Renin-angiotensin system blockers increase risk of angio-oedema (1 May, 2013)
Massimo Volpe, Giuliano Tocci
Cohort study: Childbirth and subsequent development of pelvic organ prolapse (1 May, 2013)
Vivian W Sung
Cohort study: Maternal folic acid supplements associated with reduced autism risk in the child (1 May, 2013)
Rebecca J Schmidt
Cohort study: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy predict chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease (15 May, 2013)
Ayub Akbari

Quality improvement

Systematic review: Surgical safety checklists are an effective means for reducing surgical morbidity and mortality, but have we gone far enough in team-building and leadership to create high reliability? (12 April, 2013)
James Forrest Calland

Practice guideline

Systematic review: Guidelines on glucose self-monitoring in non-insulin users are not evidence-based (14 February, 2013)
Julienne K Kirk

Letter

Vitamin E is ineffective in preventing stroke (5 September, 2013)
Francesco Brigo, Monica Storti, Frediano Tezzon, Raffaele Nardone

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