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Note: For alphabetic and alphanumeric+ sets, features with an underscore between pairs of words came from titles. For the indexing set, features mainly came from MeSH and...

* Multiple options possible

Questionnaire. Description of data: 24-item questionnaire used for the quantitative survey. (RTF 371 kb)

Note: *denotes comparisons between all time points for variable in general medical journals; **denotes comparisons between all time points for variable in specialized journals

BackgroundThe recommended first-line therapy of chronic urticaria is second-generation antihistamines, but the modalities of treatment remains unclear. Numerous recommendations...

n.a., not applicable.

RCT – Randomized Controlled Trial. CT – Controlled Trial. CBA – Controlled Before After study. BA – Before After study. PG – Postgraduate. UG - Undergraduate.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria in reports of randomized clinical trials of chronic idiopathic or autoimmune urticaria.

A breakdown of fellowship applicants by the number of publications at time of application, among those who published in the future (late publishers) and those who did not...

Internal validity of articles.

aR-Rating:explicitly addressed with recommendation

One article compared 2 different durations (cyclosporine 4 weeks vs 12 weeks).

BackgroundPlacebos are widely used in clinical practice in spite of ethical restrictions. Whether such use is justified depends in part on the relative benefit of placebos...

BMI = body mass index; C = crossover; CHO = carbohydrate; E = energy; HF = high fat; HOMA-IR = homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; IP = inpatient; LF = low fat;...

American College of Rheumatology; EULAR: The European League against rheumatism; NICE: National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence; OARSI: Osteoarthritis Research...

Overview of all included studies. (XLSX 133 kb)

Most important factors for SDM in sciatica care, by work setting of professionals and decision making.

1Two articles exhibited 2 different spin strategies.

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