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Contents: March/April 2000, Volume 5, Number 2 [Index by Author]

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Purpose and procedure: Back

PURPOSE AND PROCEDURE (ABBREVIATED)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 34. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.34
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Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club: Back

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES ABSTRACTED IN ACP JOURNAL CLUB
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 35. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.35
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EBM notebook: Back

Assessing allocation concealment and blinding in randomised controlled trials: why bother?
Kenneth F Schulz
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 36-38. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.36
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Incorporating allocation concealment and blinding in randomised controlled trials
R Brian Haynes
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 38. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.38
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Correction: Back

Correction
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 38. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.38-a
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Correction
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 38. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.38-b
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Resource corner: Back

Clinical Evidence
Andrew Polmear
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 39. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.39
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Up To Date
Roman Jaeschke
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 40. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.40
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Therapeutics: Back

Review: glucocorticoids improve symptoms of croup within 6 hours
Johannes Forster (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 41. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.41
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Review: antibiotics have a slight beneficial effect on acute bronchitis
Tom Fahey (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 42. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.42
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Review: penicillin V or amoxicillin is better than placebo and equal to non-penicillins for acute maxillary sinusitis
Frank Sparandero (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 43. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.43
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Intranasal, live, attenuated influenza virus vaccine reduced severe febrile illness in healthy adults
Bradley S Bender (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 44. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.44
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Attendance at an asthma clinic did not reduce asthma morbidity more than did standard medical treatment
Goutham Rao (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 45. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.45
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Grass pollen immunotherapy for 3 to 4 years was still effective 3 years after being discontinued
James T Li (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 46. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.46
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Ramipril reduced mortality and cardiovascular morbidity in high risk adults
Klas Malmberg and Lars Rydén (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 47. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.47
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Review: multiple interventions modestly reduce cardiovascular risk factors in primary prevention, but effects on mortality are uncertain
Robert Gluckman (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 48. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.48
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Gemfibrozil reduced the risk for coronary events in men with coronary artery disease and low levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol
Edward P Havranek (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 49. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.49
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Empirical eradication therapy was better than endoscopy based management for Helicobacter pylori infection and dyspepsia
Nicholas J Talley (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 50. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.50
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More people with depression continued treatment with fluoxetine than with desipramine or imipramine
Ian Anderson (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 51. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.51
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Methylprednisolone injection improved symptoms for 1 year in patients with the carpal tunnel syndrome
Herman Weinreb (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 52. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.52
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Review: exercise therapy may reduce pain and disability in osteoarthritis of the hip or knee
Jean Y Reginster (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 53. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.53
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Raloxifene reduced vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women
Kenneth R Phelps (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 54. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.54
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Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole decreased morbidity and mortality in HIV-1 infected patients with tuberculosis
Manjula Datta (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 55. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.55
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Cutaneous lumbosacral injections of sterile water were more effective than "placebo" injections for relieving first stage labour pain
Cheryl Nikodem (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 56. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.56
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Tamoxifen added to lumpectomy and radiation therapy reduced breast cancer events in ductal carcinoma in situ
Edith A Perez and Bernard Fisher (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 57. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.57
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Use of an impervious wound edge protector decreased postoperative wound infection
John C Marshall (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 58. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.58
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Omeprazole was better than cisapride or placebo for controlling heartburn at 4 and 8 weeks
Colin P Bradley (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 59. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.59
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Review: health care decision aids improve knowledge, decrease decisional conflict, and increase active participation
Robert McNutt (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 60. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.60
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Diagnosis: Back

Review: screening tests are not as accurate as overnight polysomnography for the diagnosis of adult sleep apnoea
Neil Douglas (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 61. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.61
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Aetiology: Back

Surgical volume was not related to 30 day mortality in 8 common operations
John D Birkmeyer (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 62. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.62
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Review: high levels of homocysteine are associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease
Bernard A Cooper (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 63. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.63
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Quality improvement: Back

Review: interactive, but not didactic, continuing medical education is effective in changing physician performance
Hans A Holm (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 64. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.64
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Glossary: Back

Glossary
Evid Based Med 2000; 5: 64. doi:10.1136/ebm.5.2.64-a
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