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Contents: September/October 2004, Volume 9, Number 5 [Index by Author]

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Purpose and procedure:

Purpose and procedure: Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 130. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.130

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Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club:

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES ABSTRACTED IN ACP JOURNAL CLUB: Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 131. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.131

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EBM notebook:

From research evidence to context: the challenge of individualising care: Saul J Weiner

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 132-133. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.132

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Letters:

The first symptom of hyperkalaemia is death: Charles M Grossman

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 134. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.134

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The first symptom of hyperkalaemia is death • IN RESPONSE:: John R de Palma and Paul Glasziou

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 134-135. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.134-a

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Evidently...*:

Evidently...: Richard Lehman (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 136. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.136

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Therapeutics:

Review: exercise training delays death and hospital admission in chronic heart failure: Barry Massie (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 137. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.137

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6 monthly scheduled follow up of hypertension was equivalent to 3 monthly scheduled follow up: Gene Feder (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 138. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.138

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Review: inhaled long acting ß₂ agonists are effective and safe in stable chronic asthma: Krishnan Parameswaran (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 139. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.139

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Doubling the dose of inhaled corticosteroids during asthma deterioration did not improve asthma control: Holger J Schünemann (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 140. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.140

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Review: commonly used pharmacological treatments for bronchiolitis in children do not seem to be effective: James D Kellner (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 141. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.141

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Postexposure prophylaxis with oseltamivir reduced influenza transmission in households: Peter A Gross (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 142. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.142

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Cholesterol lowering with simvastatin reduced stroke in patients with, or at risk of, vascular disease: S Claiborne Johnston (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 143. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.143

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High dose atorvastatin was superior to standard dose pravastatin in reducing death or major CV events in acute coronary syndrome: William B Hillegass and Golam K Alam (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 144. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.144

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Immediate carotid endarterectomy reduced non-perioperative stroke in severe asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: Matthew Menken (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 145. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.145

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Valacyclovir reduced genital herpes transmission in couples discordant for herpes simplex virus type 2 infection: Morten Lindbaek (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 146. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.146

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CBT added to tapering helped patients with chronic insomnia discontinue benzodiazepine use: Patrick G O’Malley (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 147. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.147

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Rofecoxib did not slow progression of dementia in patients with established Alzheimer’s disease: Garrett Riggs and Robert Holloway (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 148. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.148

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Strontium ranelate reduced the risk of vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: Angela Cheung (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 149. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.149

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Review: artesunate added to standard drug treatment reduces treatment failure in malaria: Mary M Fanning (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 150. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.150

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Diagnosis:

Review: the Ottawa knee rule accurately rules out knee fractures and can substantially reduce the need for x rays in patients with acute knee injuries: Eddy S Lang (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 151. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.151

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Chest radiographs and BNP levels provided complementary information beyond clinical findings for diagnosing heart failure: Peter Henriksson (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 152. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.152

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Review: vaginal signs and symptoms perform poorly in diagnosing vaginal candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis, and vaginal trichomoniasis: Jenny Doust (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 153. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.153

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Clinical prediction guide:

Routine clinical variables predicted mortality in patients with heart failure and systolic dysfunction: David M Kent (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 154. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.154

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Review: clinical gestalt strategies and clinical prediction rules have similar discriminate pretest probabilities of pulmonary embolism: Mandeep R Mehra (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 155. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.155

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The BODE index predicted death in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Joseph A Golish (commentator)

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 156. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.156

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Resource review:

ebm2go. http://www.ebm2go.com/: Sharon Straus

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 157. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.157

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Evidence-based public health: Nicholas R Hicks

Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 158. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.158

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Glossary:

Glossary: Evid Based Med 2004; 9: 159. doi:10.1136/ebm.9.5.159-a

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