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Contents: April 2007, Volume 12, Number 2 [Index by Author]

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Purpose and procedure:

Purpose and procedure: Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 33. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.33

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EBM notebook:

Jottings . . .: The Editors

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 34. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.34

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Editor’s choices: Paul Glasziou

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 34. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.34-a

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Evidently . . .: Richard Lehman

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 35. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.35

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Teaching tip: using the "Who wants to be a millionaire?" game to teach searching skills: Nicola Pearce-Smith

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 36-37. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.36

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Physiotherapy for tennis elbow: Bill Vicenzino

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 37-38. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.37

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Methods in research: key principles of graph construction: Rafael Perera

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 38. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.38

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Therapeutics:

Corticosteroid injections or physiotherapy were not more effective than wait and see for tennis elbow at 1 year: Ted Haines and Bernadette Stringer (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 39. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.39

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Review: evidence from 2 low quality screening studies does not show a reduction in death from prostate cancer: Michael J Barry (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 40. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.40

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Vaccinating infants with a wide long needle was non-inferior to a narrow short needle for immune response: Manjula Datta (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 41. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.41

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Review: high dose statins reduce risk of non-fatal cardiovascular events more than standard dose statins: L Kristin Newby (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 42. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.42

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Atorvastatin at 80 mg/day reduced cerebrovascular events more than atorvastatin at 10 mg/day in stable coronary heart disease: Patrick O’Malley (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 43. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.43

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Physical counterpressure manoeuvres reduced vasovagal syncope: Arthur T Evans (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 44. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.44

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An abnormal D-dimer test result indicated that anticoagulant therapy should be continued: Mark Crowther (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 45. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.45

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Use of a 2 hour partogram action line instead of a 4 hour action line did not reduce caesarean delivery rate: Charissa Fotinos (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 46. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.46

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Review: children <2 years of age with bilateral acute otitis media and children with otorrhoea benefit most from antibiotics: Ian Williamson (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 47. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.47

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The Air-Stirrup brace with elastic wrap improved function in first incident grade 1 or 2 lateral ankle ligament sprain: Katherine Margo (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 48. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.48

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Treatment:

Addition of peak flow monitoring to symptom monitoring did not improve healthcare visits, quality of life, or lung function in older adults with moderate-to-severe asthma: Jay I Peters (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 49. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.49

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Therapuetics:

A lifestyle intervention continued to prevent type 2 diabetes in high risk patients after the programme was stopped: Frank Sullivan (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 50. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.50

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Community based occupational therapy improved daily functioning in older patients with dementia: Calvin Hirsch (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 51. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.51

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Review: inhaled insulin provided better glycaemic control than oral hypoglycaemic agents but not subcutaneous insulin: Zubin Punthakee (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 52. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.52

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Review: pioglitazone does not reduce risk of mortality or cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes: Donald Smith (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 53. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.53

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Diagnosis:

Clinical examination had poor sensitivity for detecting non-cephalic presentation in late pregnancy: Gavin Young (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 54. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.54

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Review: alarm features in dyspepsia do not have high diagnostic accuracy for predicting upper gastrointestinal cancer: Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 55. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.55

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Review: Sensitivities and specificities vary for different diagnostic tests of gout: Stanford Shoor (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 56. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.56

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Clinical prediction guide:

A risk model predicted major bleeding in older patients with atrial fibrillation receiving warfarin therapy: David Garcia and Elaine Hylek (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 57. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.57

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Economics:

Simvastatin was cost effective across a broad range of risk and age groups: Chris L Bryson and Stephan D Fihn (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 58. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.58

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Resource review:

Simon S. Statistical evidence in medical trials: what do the data really tell us? Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.: Janet Martin

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 59. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.59

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Shorten G, Carr D, Harmon D, et al. Postoperative pain management: an evidence-based guide to practice. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2006.: Phil Wiffen

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 60. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.60

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Letters:

Letter: Neil D Stein

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 61. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.61

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Reply:

REPLY: Paul Glasziou, Sharon Straus, Brian Haynes, Kay Dickersin, and Gordon Guyatt (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 61. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.61-a

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Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club:

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES ABSTRACTED IN ACP JOURNAL CLUB: Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 62. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.62

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Glossary:

Glossary: Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 63. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.2.63-a

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