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Contents: October 2008, Volume 13, Number 5 [Index by Author]

Purpose and procedure
EBM notebook
Evidently
Therapeutics
Aetiology
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Resource reviews
Other articles noted
Glossary

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Purpose and procedure:

Purpose and procedure: Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 129. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.129

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EBM notebook:

Jottings...: Paul Glasziou

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 130. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.130

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Evidence-based medicine targets the individual patient, part 2: guides and tools for individual decision-making: Dirk Bassler, Jason W Busse, Paul J Karanicolas, and Gordon H Guyatt

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 130-131. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.130-a

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Spectrum bias: why generalists and specialists do not connect: Michael Jelinek

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 132-133. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.132

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Why A-level evidence does not make it to clinicians’ A-list: the case of thromboprophylaxis in medical patients: James D Douketis and Nancy S Lloyd

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 133-134. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.133

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Evidently:

Evidently...: Richard Lehman (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 135. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.135

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Therapeutics:

Antihypertensive therapy with indapamide and perindopril reduced mortality in patients $>=$ 80 years: William W Hung and Rosanne M Leipzig (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 136. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.136

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A list of 10 tips improved weight control in overweight and obese adults: Scott Kahan (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 137. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.137

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Review: special diets, including egg and cow’s milk exclusion, a few-foods diet, and an elemental diet, are not effective in unselected cases of atopic eczema: Juan J Manríquez (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 138. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.138

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Review: little high-quality evidence is available regarding treatments for localised prostate cancer: Richard M Hoffman (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 139. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.139

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Review: limited evidence suggests that statins are safe in patients with liver disease: Eric R Bates (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 140. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.140

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Buflomedil reduced cardiovascular events in peripheral arterial disease: Daniel G Hackam (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 141. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.141

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Risk of cancer was still increased over 2 years after stopping hormone therapy: Angela M Cheung (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 142. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.142

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Imiquimod 5% cream reduced lesion size in vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia: Pietro Cignini and Claudio Giorlandino (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 143. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.143

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Laparoscopic appendicectomy reduced chronic right lower-quadrant abdominal pain more than sham intervention: Michael Solomon (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 144. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.144

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Oral prednisolone was not inferior to intravenous prednisolone for treatment failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation: Dennis E Niewoehner (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 145. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.145

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Metformin plus a lifestyle intervention was more effective than either alone for antipsychotic-induced weight gain: Francisco J Vaz-Leal (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 146. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.146

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Telmisartan and ramipril were equivalent, but their combination increased adverse events in vascular disease or diabetes: Michael E Farkouh and Sameer Bansilal (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 147. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.147

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Review: some evidence supports pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments of fibromyalgia syndrome: Roland Staud (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 148. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.148

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Review: erythropoiesis-stimulating agents increase mortality and venous thromboembolism in cancer-associated anaemia: Stephan Thomé (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 149. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.149

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Metformin (alone or with insulin) was as effective as insulin for preventing perinatal complications in gestational diabetes: Anna P Kenyon and Andrew H Shennan (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 150-151. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.150

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Aetiology:

Non-diabetic maternal hyperglycaemia was associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes: Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 151. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.151

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Diagnosis:

Review: simple questions and clinical tests are moderately useful for diagnosing urinary incontinence: Margretta Diemer (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 152. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.152

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Prognosis:

HF patients with preserved or reduced ejection fractions did not differ for survival or CV mortality at 5 years: Barbara Czerska (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 153. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.153

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Risk of fatal pulmonary embolism was 0.49 per 100 person-years after discontinuing anticoagulant therapy for venous thromboembolism: Richard H White (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 154. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.154

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Melanoma of the scalp and neck had greater risk of melanoma-specific mortality than melanoma of the extremities: Bill McCarthy (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 155. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.155

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Resource reviews:

Resource reviews: Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 156. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.156

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Resource reviews: Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 156-157. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.156-a

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Resource reviews: Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 157-158. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.157

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Glossary:

Glossary: Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 160. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.5.160

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