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June 2013, Volume 18, Issue 3

[Author index]

Cover
  1. Editorial
  2. Original EBM Research
  3. Perspective
  4. Primer
  5. Systematic review
  6. Therapeutics
  7. Prevention
  8. Prognosis
  9. Aetiology
  10. Diagnosis
  11. Quality improvement
  12. PostScript
  13. Correction
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Editorial

  • ‘We do not see the lens through which we look’: screening mammography evidence and non-financial conflicts of interest

    • Richard Saitz
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 81-82 Published Online First: 23 April 2013 doi:10.1136/eb-2013-101344

Original EBM Research

  • Citations of scientific results and conflicts of interest: the case of mammography screening

    • Kristine Rasmussen,
    • Karsten Juhl Jørgensen,
    • Peter C Gøtzsche
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 83-89 Published Online First: 1 May 2013 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-101216
    Editor's Choice Open Access

Perspective

  • Medical apps for smartphones: lack of evidence undermines quality and safety

    • Arthur Willem Gerard Buijink,
    • Benjamin Jelle Visser,
    • Louise Marshall
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 90-92 Published Online First: 25 August 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100885

Primer

  • Searching for the right evidence: how to answer your clinical questions using the 6S hierarchy

    • Donna Windish
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 93-97 Published Online First: 9 October 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100995
    Editor's Choice

Systematic review

  • What effect does breastfeeding have on coeliac disease? A systematic review update

    • Camilla Henriksson,
    • Anne-Marie Boström,
    • Ingela E Wiklund
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 98-103 Published Online First: 4 August 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100607

Therapeutics

  • Randomised controlled trial: Oral egg immunotherapy is effective for desensitisation but not for inducing sustained tolerance in the majority of egg allergic children

    • Dianne E Campbell
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 104-105 Published Online First: 20 October 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100993

  • Systematic review with meta-analysis: Intensive glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes is associated with a reduction in albuminuria and may be associated with reduced end-stage renal disease

    • Clement Lo,
    • Sophia Zoungas
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 105-106 Published Online First: 29 August 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100904

  • Randomised controlled trial: Elective delivery of twins at 37 weeks gestation decreases infant complications

    • Sarah Jane Stock,
    • Jane Elizabeth Norman
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 e21 Published Online First: 20 October 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100963

  • Randomised controlled trial: Zinc supplementation for probable serious bacterial infection in early infancy may reduce the need for antibiotic change

    • Charles P Larson
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 e22 Published Online First: 20 October 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100925

  • Randomised controlled trial: Early planned birth may reduce neonatal sepsis compared to expectant management following preterm premature rupture of the membranes close to term

    • Jonathan Morris
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 e23 Published Online First: 2 November 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100835

  • Randomised controlled trial: A brief intervention by emergency department providers decreased 12 month alcohol use

    • Michael J Mello,
    • Richard Longabaugh
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 e24 Published Online First: 2 November 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-101024

Prevention

  • Randomised controlled trial: Cervical pessary reduces spontaneous delivery before 34 weeks and adverse outcomes in pregnant women with a short cervix

    • Jack Ludmir
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 107-108 Published Online First: 29 August 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100864

  • Systematic review: Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT: benefits and potential risks

    • Nichole T Tanner,
    • Gerard A Silvestri
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 108-109 Published Online First: 19 October 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100926

  • Systematic review: Hormone therapy not recommended for chronic disease prevention in menopausal women

    • Nanette K Wenger
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 109-110 Published Online First: 19 October 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100992

  • Systematic review with meta-analysis: Cranberry-containing products are associated with a protective effect against urinary tract infections

    • Ann E Stapleton
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 110-111 Published Online First: 2 November 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100984

  • Systematic review with meta-analysis: High-intensity interventions promote smoking cessation among hospitalized patients

    • Jamie S Ostroff
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 e25 Published Online First: 21 September 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100879

Prognosis

  • Cohort study: Appointment and medication non-adherence is associated with increased mortality in insulin-treated type 2 diabetes

    • Lindsay Bundrick Harrison,
    • Ildiko Lingvay
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 112-113 Published Online First: 28 August 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100912

  • Cohort study: Opposite impacts of dietary versus supplemental calcium on cardiovascular health

    • Idris Guessous,
    • Murielle Bochud
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 113-114 Published Online First: 29 August 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100911

  • Cohort study: Exclusive bottle feeding of either formula or breast milk is associated with greater infant weight gain than exclusive breastfeeding, but findings may not reflect a causal effect of bottle feeding

    • Michael S Kramer
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 114-115 Published Online First: 21 September 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100905

  • Cohort study: The cardiovascular risk of azithromycin was increased in a large observational cohort study, contradicting findings from prior randomised trials

    • Joseph Brent Muhlestein
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 e28 Published Online First: 5 September 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100900

  • Cohort study: Initiation of long-acting reversible contraceptive methods (IUDs and implant) at pregnancy termination reduces repeat abortion

    • Colleen McNicholas,
    • Jeffrey F Peipert
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 e29 Published Online First: 17 November 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-101023

Aetiology

  • Cohort study: Long-term coffee consumption associated with reduced risk of total and cause-specific mortality

    • Esther Lopez-Garcia
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 116-117 Published Online First: 25 August 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100878

  • Cohort study: Elective induction of labour is associated with decreased perinatal mortality and lower odds of caesarean section at 40 and 41 weeks

    • Aaron B Caughey
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 117-118 Published Online First: 20 October 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmed-2012-100862

  • Cohort study: Lack of association between proton pump inhibitors and adverse events in patients taking clopidogrel and aspirin

    • Ron Waksman,
    • Michael A Gaglia, Jr
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 e30 Published Online First: 19 October 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100983

Diagnosis

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis: Confirming the value of pulse oximetry screening for diagnosing critical congenital heart disease

    • Julien I E Hoffman
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 e26 Published Online First: 19 October 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100971

Quality improvement

  • Randomised controlled trial: Primary care-based screening, diagnosis and management of postpartum depression effective for improving symptoms

    • Rhonda C Boyd
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 e27 Published Online First: 12 October 2012 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100972

PostScript

  • Milk, chocolate and Nobel prizes: potential role of lactose intolerance and chromosome 2

    • Tom Loney,
    • Nico Nagelkerke
    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 120 Published Online First: 5 April 2013 doi:10.1136/eb-2013-101288

Correction

  • Correction

    Evid Based Med 2013;18:3 120 doi:10.1136/eb-2012-100735corr1

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