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Contents: July/August 2002, Volume 7, Number 4 [Index by Author]

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Purpose and procedure: Back

Purpose and procedure
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 98. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.98
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Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club: Back

Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 99. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.99
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EBM notebook: Back

Textbook descriptions of disease — where’s the beef?
W Scott Richardson and Mark C Wilson
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 100-102. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.100
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Resource review: Back

Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature Interactive website
Karyn D Baum and James Nixon
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 103. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.103
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TRIP database
Victor M Montori and Jon O Ebbert
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 104. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.104
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Therapeutics: Back

Review: a home-like birth environment has beneficial effects on labour and delivery
Cheryl Nikodem (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 105. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.105
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Review: antibiotics improve maternal and fetal outcomes and are safe in preterm, prelabour rupture of membranes
Khalid S Khan (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 106. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.106
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Review: interventions that lower cholesterol concentrations or blood pressure in diabetic patients prevent cardiovascular disease
Om P Ganda (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 107. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.107
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Review: glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors reduced death or myocardial infarction in acute coronary syndromes not routinely scheduled for revascularisation
Eric R Bates (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 108. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.108
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Treating isolated systolic hypertension prevented major cardiovascular events across strata of risk in older patients
Jean Gray (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 109. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.109
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Review: antiplatelet treatment prevents occlusive vascular events in high risk patients
Kjell Asplund (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 110. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.110
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Review: aspirin reduces CAD events in people with no history of cardiovascular disease, but it increases gastrointestinal bleeding
Meera Jain and Mark Rosenberg (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 111. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.111
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A preoperative smoking intervention decreased postoperative complications in elective knee or hip replacement
Elizabeth Kozak (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 112. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.112
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Oral dexamethasone led to fewer treatment failures than did nebulised dexamethasone or placebo in children with mild croup
James Y Paton (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 113. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.113
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Growth rate was greater with fluticasone propionate than with beclomethasone dipropionate in children with chronic asthma
Francine M Ducharme (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 114. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.114
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Cardiac pacing reduced non-accidental falls in older adults with cardioinhibitory carotid sinus hypersensitivity
Munther Homoud (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 115. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.115
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Review: intrinsic and environmental risk factor modification reduces falls in elderly people
Keith Hill (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 116. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.116
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Adding intranasal fluticasone to cefuroxime resolved acute rhinosinusitis
Laura R Willett (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 117. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.117
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Review: oral and intravaginal agents are equally effective for treatment of uncomplicated vulvovaginal candidiasis
Diane Harper (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 118. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.118
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Verbal advice plus an information leaflet reduced antibiotic use in acute bronchitis
Lorne A Becker (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 119. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.119
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Low dose budesonide improved asthma control in mild asthma; adding formoterol improved control in corticosteroid treated patients
Dion Grosser and Brian Smith (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 120. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.120
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Sildenafil improved erectile dysfunction and quality of life in men with comorbid mild to moderate depression
Stephen A Wilson (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 121. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.121
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A multidisciplinary community based rehabilitation programme improved social functioning in severe traumatic brain injury
Deirdre R Dawson (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 122. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.122
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Rofecoxib, 25 mg/day, was more effective than rofecoxib, 12.5 mg/day, celecoxib, or acetaminophen in osteoarthritis of the knee
John Meyerhoff (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 123. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.123
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Review: behavioural interventions plus laxatives are effective for defaecation disorders, but biofeedback does not add benefit
Michael E Moffatt (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 124. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.124
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Naltrexone for 3 or 12 months did not reduce drinking in alcohol dependence
Jonathan Chick (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 125. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.125
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Diagnosis: Back

Magnetic resonance direct thrombus imaging was accurate in suspected deep venous thrombosis
Clive Kearon (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 126. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.126
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Quality improvement: Back

A comprehensive annotated reminder tool increased appropriate screening in primary care
Robert Gluckman (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 127. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.127
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Clinical prediction guide: Back

A simple scoring system predicted clinical progression in HIV patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy
Bradley Bender (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 128. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.128
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Glossary: Back

Glossary
Evid Based Med 2002; 7: 128. doi:10.1136/ebm.7.4.128-a
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