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    Twelve tips for developing key-feature questions (KFQ) for effective assessme...

    Clinical reasoning is the cognitive process that makes it possible for us to reach conclusions from clinical data. “A key feature (KF) is defined as a significant step in the...
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    Interventions to improve cervical cancer screening uptake amongst young women...

    Objectives. In view of declining screening uptake in young women, this review aims to summarise the available evidence relating to interventions designed to increase cervical...
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    Tailoring chemotherapy supply according to patients’ preferences: a quantitat...

    Objectives: The aim of this study was to conduct a discrete choice experiment with patients affected by colorectal cancer to understand their preferences for different...
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    Evaluation of the Swedish Colorectal Cancer Registry: an overview of complete...

    Background: The Swedish Colorectal Cancer Registry (SCRCR) is a national registry established in 1995 for rectal cancer, and also including colon cancer since 2007. Knowledge of...
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    Early predictors of summative assessment performance in general practice post...

    Background: Success in summative general practice (GP) training assessments is one indicator of competence for practice. Early-training factors predictive of outcomes would...
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    Asking the right questions to get the right answers: using cognitive intervie...

    Background: Standardized reporting of treatment-related adverse events (AE) is essential in clinical trials, usually achieved by using the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common...
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    High and rising burden of hip and knee osteoarthritis in the Nordic region, 1...

    Background and purpose — Osteoarthritis (OA) imposes a substantial burden on individuals and societies. We report on the burden of knee and hip OA in the Nordic region. Patients...
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    Effects of ambient temperature on cardiovascular disease: a time-series analy...

    The association between ambient temperature and cardiovascular mortality varied by regions, populations, and climates. We estimated the relative risk (RR) of cardiovascular...
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    Is there really a link between benzodiazepine use and the risk of dementia?

    Introduction: Several studies have highlighted an increased risk of dementia in benzodiazepine users. As dementia incidence and benzodiazepine use are both high, particularly in...