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1581. Disposition of Comments for Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the Management of Heart Failure (pdf file)
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      November 20, 2013 - There appear some significant gaps for reasons stated above We have addressed these gaps to the best … November 20, 2013 9 Commentator & Affiliation Section Comment Response Rev 4 AE General The best … Unfortunately the clinical practice guidelines do not always follow the best available evidence in … Comment Response Rev 8 General/disc Most of the studies included will have had the aim of ‘finding the best … these models (because the authors may not be interested in the value of one predictor, but in the best

1582. Research White Paper: A Framework To Facilitate the Use of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses in the Design of Primary Research Studies (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - The value of information: best informing research design and prioritization using current methods. … Assessing Validity of Systematic Reviews Comprehensive Literature Search What is Best? … What is Best? Where is This Information? … What is Best? Where is This Information? … What is Best? Where is This Information?

1583. Autism-Adolescents Executive (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2012 - Our goal was to identify and review the best evidence for assessing the efficacy and effectiveness … Similarly, allied health studies are needed to understand best approaches to fostering independent living … The Aberrant Behavior Checklist is the best outcome measure for behavioral symptoms in ASD in terms … Conclusions Given the number of individuals affected by ASD, there is a dramatic lack of evidence on best … effectiveness in managing irritability and aggression in this age group remains largely unknown and can at best

1584. Disposition of Comments for Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: An Update of a 2008 Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      December 16, 2014 - Reviewer 3 Methods It seems that a huge number of studies were excluded in order to arrive at the best … While I agree that it is important to perform an analysis of only the best, I think there would be some … Page 18 – It seems that a huge number of studies were excluded in order to arrive at the best evidence … While I agree that it is important to perform an analysis of only the best, I think there would be some … The best that can be done is for investigators to continue performing long-term followup studies that

1585. DEcIDE 33: Summary Variables in Observational Resesarch: Propensity Scores and Disease Risk Scores (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2012 - The aim is to describe best practices for creating and applying these two types of scores. … .......................................................................................... 19 How Best … Instead, the aim is to describe best practices for creating and applying these scores. … expectation is that the patient will have a better outcome if they receive the treatment (or the “best … very large number of medications and comorbidities to be accounted for can pose challenges of how best

1586. Trauma-Interventions-Maltreatment-Child Executive (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2013 - The goal of this review is twofold: to provide stakeholders with a synthesis of the best evidence in … To maintain a focus on the best available evidence, studies with a high risk of bias are not included … were included yet found to have lesser scientific support may be second-line options or represent best … As newly developed interventions, the extent to which each represented a “best” alternative treatment … A multisite collaborative would provide a powerful nexus for shared strategies and best practices that

1587. Payer Perspectives on Improving Usability of Effective Health Care Products: Bridging the Gap Between Information Needs and Evidence Translation | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      February 03, 2014 - every evidence need of every stakeholder group, one conclusion is that it should focus on what it does best—producing

1588. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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1589. Omega−3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: An Updated Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2016 - The best fit curve was found with a knot at 0.3 g/d. … The best fit curve was found with a knot at 0.5 g/d. … The best fit curve was found with a knot at 0.3 g/d. … The best fit curve was found with a knot at 0.4 g/d. … The best fit curve was found with a knot at 0.9 g/d.

1590. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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      October 31, 2011 - Applicable evidence Real-world context Information to address existing stakeholder concerns What are the best … makers who can use the results of a particular piece of research into its formulation and conduct is the best

1591. Methods Future Research Needs Number 8: Framework for Considering Study Designs (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2012 - Scope of This Paper This paper is one of a series of papers that provides recommendations and best … and adaptive designs. 7 Advantages of study design for producing a valid result: An RCT is the best … In such situations, purposive sampling may be the best way to assure balancing of covariates between … If sample size is large, this design may be the best method to assess subgroup effect or incidence … This design may be the best way to study some interventions where randomization may not be acceptable

1592. Disposition of Comments for CER 167 Renal Masses (pdf file)
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      February 24, 2016 - ii.The data on the strength of biopsy are best considered by 3 distinct categorical variables for those … The data are not strong enough to determine at what eGFR CKD status NSS is best suited. … This guideline was largely based on expert opinions and the best studies available at the time, which … This guideline was based on expert opinions and a meta-analysis of the best studies available at the … The best that can be said, from studies in patients with localized renal cortical tumors suspicious

1593. Summary Variables in Observational Research: Propensity Scores and Disease Risk Scores | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      May 15, 2012 - The aim is to describe best practices for creating and applying these two types of scores. … Instead, the aim is to describe best practices for creating and applying these scores. … process that may involve a "treatment/no treatment" decision and possibly a decision to identify the "best … the expectation is that the patient will have a better outcome if they receive the treatment (or the "best … Some Unanswered Questions Propensity Scores How Best To Use the Propensity Score Once a propensity

1594. Disposition of Comments for Treatments for Fibromyalgia in Adult Subgroups (pdf file)
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      January 26, 2015 - Some of the best mechanistic studies in the pain field have been conducted in FM. … Study selection criteria were decided a priori with a literature scan and expert input to best evaluate … We did not add this reference on how best to measure outcomes changes in chronic pain since that is … Peer Reviewer 1 General At best, this paper reveals that the authors took a great deal of time and effort … Discussion, pg. 42: For clinicians, short-term studies provide very little information about how best

1595. Pressure-Ulcer-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2013 - effectiveness and harms in treatment categories for which significant uncertainty exists about the best … In some studies this included use of comparators that may not be considered best practices, such as … In practice, the relevant question is often not “Which therapy works best?” … but rather “Which combination of therapies works best?” … However, we found some evidence to inform decisions and expectations about which ulcers will fare best