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Contents: June 2007, Volume 12, Number 3 [Index by Author]

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Purpose and procedure:

Purpose and procedure: Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 65. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.65

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EBM notebook:

Jottings ...: Paul Glasziou

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 66. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.66

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Improving journal club presentations, or, I can present that paper in under 10 minutes: Mark D Schwartz, Deborah Dowell, Jaclyn Aperi, and Adina L Kalet

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 66-68. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.66-a

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Evidently...: Richard Lehmann

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 69. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.69

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Therapeutics:

Continuing alendronate for an additional 5 years maintained bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: Cory Baillie (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 70. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.70

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Annual mammographic screening beginning at 40 years of age did not significantly reduce breast cancer mortality after 10 years in women: Bruce E Hillner (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 71. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.71

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Review: SSRIs lead to improvement in depression by the end of the first week: Stephen A Wilson (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 72. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.72

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Self management plus usual care was more effective than usual care alone for lower urinary tract symptoms in men: Diego Ponieman and Thomas McGinn (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 73. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.73

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Review: diacerein is more effective than placebo and is as effective as NSAIDs for knee and hip osteoarthritis: David J Hunter and Barton Wise (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 74. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.74

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Review: inhaled corticosteroids reduce hospital admission and increase discharge rate during the first 4 hours in the emergency department for acute asthma: Louis-Philippe Boulet (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 75. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.75

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Review: the current evidence does not suggest that oral contraceptives hasten resolution of functional ovarian cysts: Kathleen Hoeger (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 76. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.76

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Etomidate had shorter induction and recovery times than midazolam for fracture reduction: Peter C Wyer (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 77. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.77

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Herbal supplements did not relieve vasomotor symptoms of menopause in women: Bruce E Johnson (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 78. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.78

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Review: prokinetics, histamine H₂ receptor antagonists, antimuscarinics, and proton pump inhibitors improve global symptoms in non-ulcer dyspepsia: Richard J Saad and William D Chey (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 79. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.79

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Prompt insertion of tympanostomy tubes in infants and toddlers with persistent middle ear effusion did not improve developmental outcomes at 9–11 years of age: Morten Lindbaek (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 80. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.80

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Encouraging influenza vaccination for nursing home staff reduced mortality and influenza like illness in the residents: Henry S Sacks (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 81. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.81

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Review: LABAs are better than leukotriene receptor antagonists when added to inhaled corticosteroids in recurrent asthma: Bernard Adelsberg (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 82. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.82

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Daily folic acid supplementation for 3 years improved cognitive function in older persons: Michael Bogaisky and Rosanne M Leipzig (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 83. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.83

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Review: eradication therapy supplemented by probiotics increased eradication rates and reduced side effects in H pylori infection: Paul Moayyedi (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 84. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.84

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Aetiology:

After midtrimester amniocentesis the risk of spontaneous pregnancy loss was 6 per 10 000: Claudio Giorlandino (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 85. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.85

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Economics:

Collaborative care for depression in patients with diabetes increased depression free days and had economic benefit: Patrick G O’Malley (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 86. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.86

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Clinical prediction guide:

Review: Framingham risk scores have variable accuracy in predicting CVD events in different patient populations: Edward P Havranek (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 87. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.87

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The ABCD, California, and unified ABCD² risk scores predicted stroke within 2, 7, and 90 days after TIA: Graeme J Hankey (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 88. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.88

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The Manchester Self Harm Rule had good sensitivity but poor specificity for predicting repeat self harm or suicide: Simon Hatcher (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 89. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.89

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Resource review:

Lang TA, Secic M. How to report statistics in medicine. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians, 2006. This book can be obtained from www.amazon.co.uk for £33.20.: John E Cornell and Valerie A Lawrence

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 90-91. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.90

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Evans I, Thornton H, Chalmers I. Testing treatments. better research for better healthcare. London: The British Library, 2006. ISBN 0 712 3 4909 X.: Franz Porzsolt

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 91. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.91

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Letters:

How should clinicians interpret results reflecting the effect of an intervention on composite end points?: Jørgen Hilden

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 92. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.92

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Viral infections need to be excluded from the cohort for the results to be truly meaningful • Author’s reply: Kashif M Qureshi, Scott Robbie, Shahram Kashani, and Peter Rose

Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 93. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.93

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Correction:

Correction: Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 92. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.92-a

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Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club:

Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club: Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 94. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.94

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Glossary:

Glossary: Evid Based Med 2007; 12: 96. doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.96

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