Observational studies
Observational Studies in the Era of Evidence Based Medicine: Short Review on their Relevance, Taxonomy and Designs
... and observational studies, highlighting the importance that the later have gained in the era of evidence-based ...of observational studies in light of experimental stud- ...for ...
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Exposure to fluoride in drinking water and hip fracture risk: a meta-analysis of observational studies.
... Fourteen observational studies involving thirteen cohort studies and one case-control study were included in the meta-analysis. Exposure to fluoride in drinking water does not signifi- cantly ...
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Acute clinical manifestations in toxic smoke inhalation victims: systematic review of observational studies
... published studies. Observational studies assessing the prevalence of acute clinical manifestations in victims of toxic smoke inhalation in closed environments were ...six studies), ...
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Erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular events in diabetic men: a meta-analysis of observational studies.
... cohort studies by the random-effect model weighted with inverse ...among studies, with a threshold value of p = ...of observational studies in epidemiology [15] and the PRISMA statement ...
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DNA fingerprinting validates seed dispersal curves from observational studies in the neotropical legume parkia.
... ingestion. Studies which calculate seed dispersal distances and fitted seed dispersal curves from observational studies make the assumption that seeds voided with faeces can be assigned to a source ...
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Periodontal disease and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis of observational studies.
... case-control studies, and five cross- sectional studies provides evidence that PD is associated with an increased risk of COPD and can increase a significantly the risk by ...to studies with control ...
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Cardiovascular risk with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: systematic review of population-based controlled observational studies.
... case-control studies included 184,946 cardiovascular events, and 21 cohort studies described outcomes in ...more studies), the highest overall risks were seen with rofecoxib, ...of studies, ...
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REVIEW OF CLINICAL OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES CONDUCTED ON 1812 PATIENTS OF AMLAPITTA AT I.P.G.T. & R.A., JAMNAGAR
... Ayurveda is as old as human civilization based on two ideologies i.e. maintaining health of the healthy persons and curing the disease of diseased one. According to Ayurvedic point of view mandagni (reduced digestive ...
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Dietary Fat Intake and Risk of Gastric Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.
... Epidemiological studies have suggested that Helicobacter pylori infection and dietary factors play important roles in the etiology of gastric cancer[1, ...relevant studies on the effects of dietary factors ...
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Effects of Speech Therapy in Hospitalized Patients with Post-Stroke Dysphagia: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies
... Introduction: Since dysphagia may be one of the brain post-stroke consequences, the objective of this study was to analyze the average recovery time of patients with cerebrovascular accident and dysphagia subjected to ...
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Rev. bras. epidemiol. vol.17 número2
... resumO: Objetivo: Realizar uma revisão sistemática sobre o uso da Classiicação Internacional de Funcionalidade, Incapacidade e Saúde (CIF) em estudos observacionais. Metodologia: Trata-se de uma revisão sistemática de ...
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Iniciativa STROBE: subsídios para a comunicação de estudos observacionais.
... of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE), formulou uma lista de verifi cação que contém 22 itens, denominada STROBE Statement (“Declaração STROBE”), com recomendações sobre o que deveria ser ...
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Risk of pneumonia with inhaled corticosteroid versus long-acting bronchodilator regimens in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a new-user cohort study.
... Our definition of pneumonia was intended to balance sensitivity and specificity and excluded terms that may include exacerbations (e.g., lower respiratory tract infections), which have been shown to be reduced by ICS in ...
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Corneal properties and glaucoma : a review of the literature and meta-analysis
... The results of our study show a strong evidence on the subject. Furthermore, it should be pointed out that this is the first study review of the literature and meta-analysis about this topic involving corneal hysteresis ...
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. vol.46 número6
... and observational studies were considered eligible if they assessed pharmacological treatment using the main drugs used in the treatment of ATL (meglumine antimoniate, amphotericin, pentamidine isethionate ...
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Development of the CHARIOT Research Register for the Prevention of Alzheimer's Dementia and Other Late Onset Neurodegenerative Diseases.
... in observational studies into the natu- ral history of the prodromal and early disease stages and for interventional studies aimed at prevention or disease ...into observational natural ...
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Antiplatelets versus anticoagulants for the treatment of cervical artery dissection: Bayesian meta-analysis.
... 37 observational studies comparing antiplatelets with anticoagulants in 1991 patients with cervical artery dissection, we found evidence to suggest a clinically relevant advantage of antiplatelets over ...
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Alcohol consumption and the neoplastic progression in Barrett's esophagus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
... As a meta-analysis of observational studies, this current meta- analysis was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines and MOOSE guidelines [6,7]. A systematic search of Pubmed and Embase databases was ...
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Tratamento de trombose de prótese valvar: revisão sistemática e metanálise
... the studies of the candidate interventions ...multiple studies focusing on benefit and harm ...consider observational studies as low initial quality of the evidence, but increase strength of ...
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Int. braz j urol. vol.42 número5
... and observational studies have reported improved survival outcomes for patients with metastatic (M1) disease who undergo primary tumor treatment relative to androgen deprivation therapy alone (1, 3), ...
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