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Device Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale—Is it Time to Update the Guidelines?
Background: The current American Association of Neurology guidelines do not recommend patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure for prevention of cryptogenic strokes, however recent... -
Description of studies.
The studies of Zhang et. al. (2011), Jaycox et. al. (2010) and Oflaz et. al. (2008) are originally randomized studies, but for the purposes of this review and analysis of their... -
A systematic review of epidemiologic studies of styrene and cancer
Previous epidemiology reviews of exposure to styrene and the risk of cancer considered studies published through 13 November 2013. Since then, additional relevant research has... -
Interleukin-6-174G > C (rs1800795) polymorphism distribution and its assoc...
The association of interleukin-6 (IL-6)-174G > C (rs1800795) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) with the risk of acquiring rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a relevant issue... -
Acid suppression in patients treated with endoscopic therapy for the manageme...
Background and aim: Endoscopic therapy is the cornerstone choice for the management of varices and variceal hemorrhage. The aim of the present systematic review and... -
Hyperthermia and radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy in locally advance...
Purpose: A systematic review with conventional and network meta-analyses (NMA) was conducted to examine the outcomes of loco-regional hyperthermia (HT) with radiotherapy (RT)... -
The accuracy of neck circumference for assessing overweight and obesity: a sy...
Context: Neck circumference (NC) has been suggested as an alternative measure to screen for excess body weight. Objective: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the accuracy... -
Characteristics of included trials.
PI, plaque index; GI, gingival index; PPD, probing pocket depth; CAL, clinical attachment loss; GR, gingival recession; BOP, bleeding on probing; NA, not available; CHX,... -
Paracetamol versus ibuprofen for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in...
Background: Paracetamol has been suggested as an effective treatment for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). However, the comparative efficacy and safety between paracetamol and... -
Main data file
File contains all data used for the reported meta-analyses including effect sizes (dI_lnCVR, dIs_lnCVR, dbeta_g), their corresponding variances (dI_lnCVR_VAR, dIs_lnCVR_VAR,... -
Acupuncture treatments for infantile colic: a systematic review and individua...
Objective: Needle acupuncture in small children has gained some acceptance in Western medicine. It is controversial, as infants and toddlers are unable to consent to treatment.... -
Soft Tissue Changes In Extraction Versus Non-Extraction Treatment With Fixed ...
Export of the dataset used in Stata to conduct all meta-analyses reported in the published paper. -
Registered Trials Report Less Beneficial Treatment Effects Than Unregistered ...
Dataset and commands for all analyses in the study. -
Risk of bias in included studies.
Risk of bias in included studies were evaluated every element of study design: blinding description, randomization process, inclusion and exclusion criteria, concealed... -
Main characteristics of all studies included in the meta-analysis.
HWE, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium; LOXL1, lysyl oxidase-like 1; NA, not available; PEXG, pseudoexfoliation glaucoma; PEXS, pseudoexfoliation syndrome; SNP, single nucleotide... -
Epidemiological dynamics and associated risk factors of <i>S. haematobium</i>...
Schistosoma haematobium, a major pathogen of urogenital schistosomiasis, has been reported to be affecting an estimated 30 million people in Nigeria. Current national estimates... -
The association between calcium supplement and preeclampsia and gestational h...
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether calcium supplement with or without other drugs could reduce the risk of preeclampsia and gestational hypertension... -
Quality of life in pediatric asthma patients and their parents: a meta-analys...
Introduction: This meta-analytic review was conducted to estimate the magnitude of quality of life (QoL) impairments in children/adolescents with asthma and their parents....
