Background The reduction of maternal deaths is a key international development goal.
Evidence-based health policies and programmes aiming to reduce maternal deaths need …

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are a key element of evidence-based healthcare, yet
they remain in some ways mysterious. Why did the authors select certain studies and reject …

Background: Alterations in waveforms in the uterine artery are associated with the
development of pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction. We investigated the …

Background Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of test accuracy studies are increasingly
being recognised as central in guiding clinical practice. However, there is currently no …

Objective To evaluate the effects of dietary and lifestyle interventions in pregnancy on
maternal and fetal weight and to quantify the effects of these interventions on obstetric …

Objective To examine concordance between treatment effects in animal experiments and
clinical trials. Study design Systematic review. Data sources Medline, Embase, SIGLE, NTIS …

Objective To evaluate the effects of standalone versus clinically integrated teaching in
evidence based medicine on various outcomes in postgraduates. Design Systematic review …

Background Health care planning for chronic pelvic pain (CPP), an important cause of
morbidity amongst women is hampered due to lack of clear collated summaries of its basic …

This is one of a series of statements discussing the use of GI endoscopy in common clinical
situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal …

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