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2981. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
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      March 24, 2017 - We did not identify any observational studies to include, so publication bias for this class of studies … studies were available. … studies to give the reader a reasonably quick but complete overview of the studies. … Thank you, we have revised Types of Studies section to read: “Prospective cohort studies: studies … studies (i.e. nutrition).

2982. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
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      March 24, 2017 - We did not identify any observational studies to include, so publication bias for this class of studies … studies were available. … studies to give the reader a reasonably quick but complete overview of the studies. … Thank you, we have revised Types of Studies section to read: “Prospective cohort studies: studies … studies (i.e. nutrition).

2983. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2011 - No other studies met the criteria. … No studies were overlooked, to my knowledge. … All studies of safety were addressed in KQ3. … Studies like this are not science. … many of the studies, but is appropriate.

2984. Ear-Infection Executive (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2013 - reviews but were not the focus of those reviews, observational studies done at any time, newer studies … , we limited studies of CAM to RCTs. … Of the 59 studies, 42 studies were included in one of the five systematic reviews, and we included … 17 additional studies. … Studies were conducted in clinical settings.

2985. Revised Protocol - Opioids 12 13 13[1] (pdf file)
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      December 19, 2013 - We will include randomized controlled trials (RCTs), cohort studies, and case-control studies for all … Studies will be rated as “good,” “fair,” or “poor,” or as specified by the particular criteria. … We will not exclude studies rated as being poor in quality a priori, but poor- quality studies will be … if discrepancies between studies are present. … as well as new studies identified in current searches.

2986. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      January 10, 2012 - of studies will be based on the KQs and are described in the previous PICOTS section. … trials and controlled or comparative observational studies • KQ 4: randomized trials, cohort studies … Non–English-Language Studies Non–English-language studies will be included in the searches and translated … Individual studies will be rated as “good,” “fair,” or “poor.” … studies are present.

2987. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2009 - studies. … All of the studies were diagnostic cohort studies that enrolled a population of women found to have suspicious … Freehand automated gun: 5 studies of 610 biopsies. US vacuum-assisted: 7 studies of 507 biopsies. … US automated gun: 16 studies of 7,124 biopsies. … Freehand automated gun: 5 studies of 610 biopsies. US vacuum-assisted: 7 studies of 507 biopsies.

2988. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 6 (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2012 - Which studies should be included and which excluded? … Prevalence of condition in practice and in studies. … “alloy” standard in studies. Alternate or “usual” test used in the studies. … D-dimer studies in which it is unclear when results were available relative to DVT imaging studies … Thus excluding studies with older technologies and presenting results of included studies by slice thickness

2989. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2011 - Summary characteristics of the included studies Number of Characteristic Studies References Study Design … No studies reported neonatal hypocalcemia or ileus. … Despite this thorough process, the number of identified studies was very small—we had too few studies … Observational studies. … Since observational studies are susceptible to the effects of confounding, future observational studies

2990. Er r or Rate Reduction Regarding Lower Limb Prosthesis (pdf file)
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      March 16, 2017 - in these studies; 4) assess the strength of evidence for studies of differential comparative effectiveness … What are the characteristics of the participants in these studies? KQ 3. … What are the characteristics of the participants in these studies? … Any comparative studies (KQ 4) or long-term followup studies (KQ 7) found from existing systematic reviews … studies and descriptions of statistical significance of studies, emphasizing larger studies with better

2991. Management of Suspected Opioid Overdose With Naloxone by Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Executive Summary (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2017 - We also hand-searched reference lists of relevant studies, searched for unpublished or ongoing studies … Risk of Bias Assessment of Individual Studies We assessed risk of bias of included studies using … For uncontrolled longitudinal studies, we used the same criteria as for cohort studies, but did not … Rather, we synthesized studies qualitatively. … In addition to studies of naloxone administration by EMS personnel, studies of naloxone administration

2992. Ptsd-Adults-Trauma-Interventions Executive (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2013 - We include studies of both universal and targeted prevention. … We rated the studies as low, medium, or high risk of bias. … If medium or low risk-of-bias studies were available, we omitted from our main analyses studies deemed … risk of bias studies. … these high-risk-of-bias studies in our analyses.

2993. Musculoskeletal-Complaints-Tests-Children Surveillance (pdf file)
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      January 08, 2013 - No studies reported the prevalence of joint swelling in children. No new studies identified. … No new studies identified. NA All three experts felt the conclusion was up to date. … None of the studies specifically addressed children with joint swelling. … No new studies identified. NA All three experts felt the conclusion was up to date. … None of the studies specifically addressed children with joint swelling.

2994. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      October 05, 2010 - Introduction DASH measure is commonly used in studies The DASH is listed in the summary of frequently … There are two studies (#168, and #145) comparing nonoperative treatments. … An update of the review may be merited once these studies have been completed and published. … (e.g., retrospective cohort studies were included). … We hope this explanation is helpful in clarifying our rationale for excluding these studies.

2995. Long-Term-Care-Adults Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      December 20, 2011 -  Studies published in English. …  Studies from 1995-current. …  Studies that do not have a direct comparison between NH and HCBS (e.g., studies that compare one … We will abstract data on characteristics of population served from cross-sectional studies and studies … and studies that report casemix.

2996. Gout Dx protocol_140715-draft (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2014 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review - Included studies will be limited to those … Finally, we will ask the TEP to assess our included studies and to provide references for any studies … Studies will be weighted by sample size. … studies that include long-term, clinical outcomes and in applying standards of precision to these studies … studies.

2997. Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Clinical Utility in Asthma Management (pdf file)
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      September 06, 2016 - ) • In vitro, and in vivo studies • Non-original data (e.g. … • Qualitative studies • Animal studies Publications Any language Non-English abstract Abbreviations … We will evaluate heterogeneity between studies using I2 indicator. … In diagnostic studies, observational studies can start as high strength of evidence for diagnostic accuracy … vs. estimates derived from studies at low risk of bias; or 2) when all the available studies (in a

2998. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cystic-fibrosis-hgh_research-protocol.pdf
      August 22, 2008 - Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review Studies will be included in the evaluation … Studies will be included in the key question 5 evaluation if they are 1) studies of rhGH therapy, 2) … Epidemiologic studies/ 2. Exp case control studies/ 3. Exp Cohort Studies/ 4. … (follow up adj (study or studies)).tw. 8. … Epidemiologic studies/ 2. Exp case control studies/ 3. Exp Cohort Studies/ 4.

2999. Assessing-The-Risk-Of-Bias-In-Systematic-Reviews-Of-Health-Care-Interventions (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2005 - For some studies, all outcomes may have the same sources of bias; for other studies, the sources of … clinical trials, prospective or retrospective cohort studies, and case-control studies) in the ROBINS-I … It excludes case studies, case series and cross-sectional studies, although some systematic reviews … dIncludes nonrandomized controlled studies with investigator-allocated treatment and observational studies … or a body of studies.

3000. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: An Updated Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      August 12, 2016 - We have clarified which studies evaluated ethyl esters. … Some of the exclusions of studies on the basis of sample size seem arbitrary: for example, studies of … As the reviewer notes, we excluded weight loss studies. … Weight loss intervention studies were excluded. … because of incomplete reporting by several studies.