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Contents: February 2009, Volume 14, Number 1 [Index by Author]

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Purpose and procedure:

Purpose and procedure: Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 1. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.1

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EBM notebook:

Jottings....: Paul Glasziou

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 2. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.2

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Delayed antibiotics for children with acute otitis media: is practice change sustainable?: Christopher J Cates

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 2-3. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.2-a

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Practice corner: should we screen all patients starting chemotherapy for chronic hepatitis B virus infection?: Sue-Anne McLachlan and Peter De Cruz

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 4. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.4

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Evidence in context: one person’s poison is another’s acceptable risk: R Brian Haynes and Lawrence Hart

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 5. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.5

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Letter: self-monitoring of blood glucose—caution warranted: John B Waits

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 6. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.6

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Evidently:

Evidently...: Richard Lehman (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 7. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.7

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Therapeutics:

Review: medication adjustment based on fractional exhaled nitric oxide did not prevent asthma exacerbations: Brian Smith and Jason D'Costa (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 8. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.8

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Benefits of early intensive glucose control to prevent diabetes complications were sustained for up to 10 years: Eoin P O'Sullivan and Sean F Dinneen (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 9-10. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.9

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Benefits of tight blood pressure control to prevent diabetes complications were not sustained: Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 10. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.10

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A combination of telmisartan and ramipril increased renal outcomes in vascular disease or diabetes: Arsh K Jain and Matthew A Weir (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 11. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.11

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General practitioners’ advice to use topical rather than oral ibuprofen resulted in equivalent effects on chronic knee pain: Cristian Baicus (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 12. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.12

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Alexander technique lessons were effective for chronic or recurrent back pain at 1 year: George E Ehrlich (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 13. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.13

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Review: daily salmeterol increases non-fatal serious adverse events in chronic asthma: P John Rees (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 14. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.14

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Review: faecal occult blood test screening reduces risk of colorectal cancer mortality: Richard FA Logan (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 15. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.15

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CD4⁺ count–guided antiretroviral therapy interruption increased opportunistic disease and death more than continuous therapy in HIV: Henry S Sacks (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 16. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.16

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Active management of risk in pregnancy at term did not reduce caesarean delivery rates: Ben W Mol (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 17. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.17

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Review: postmenopausal hormone therapy increases risk of stroke and venous thromboembolism but not coronary heart disease events: Angela M Cheung (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 18. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.18

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Review: an early invasive strategy has similar benefits in men and women with NSTEMI or unstable angina: Christopher B Granger (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 19. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.19

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A single measure of urinary neutrophil gelatinase–associated lipocalin was accurate for diagnosing acute kidney injury: Anna Mathew and Amit X Garg (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 20. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.20

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Prognosis:

Review: people with epilepsy have higher risk of death by drowning than the general population: Bruce N Mayes (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 21. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.21

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Review: vasomotor symptoms peak at 1 year after final menstrual period and may persist for many years: Carolyn J Crandall (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 22. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.22

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Excess mortality after HIV seroconversion has greatly decreased in the past 10 years: Richard D Moore (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 23. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.23

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Quality improvement:

Physician training in the use of a decision aid increased patient participation in decision making for CVD prevention: Tim Lancaster (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 24. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.24

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Clinical prediction guide:

The San Francisco Syncope Rule did not accurately predict serious short-term outcome in patients with syncope: Christopher R Carpenter (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 25. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.25

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The Paediatric Appendicitis Score (PAS) was useful in children with acute abdominal pain: Magdy W Attia (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 26. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.26

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The Splenoportal Index accurately predicted the presence of oesophageal varices in compensated cirrhosis: Jürg Reichen (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 27. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.27

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Resource reviews:

Resource reviews: Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 28. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.28

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Resource reviews: Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 29. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.29

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Resource reviews: Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 29. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.29-a

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Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club:

Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club: Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 30. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.30

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Glossary:

Glossary: Evid Based Med 2009; 14: 32. doi:10.1136/ebm.14.1.32

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