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461. Disposition of Comments Report for Biomarkers for Assessing and Managing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Ford studies (refs 191 and 192 in our excluded studies list, Appendix B) did not meet one or more of … Most studies enrolled CKD patients on hemodialysis. … , further limited our ability in making comparisons across studies. … to present key information and data from individual studies using summary tables. … Safety has not been shown in the studies comparing these biomarkers.

462. women-hiv-protocol-160301 (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - Eligible studies will be organized in three interest areas, comprising studies that 1.   … These include studies describing: a.   … Eligible studies must 1.   … We will exclude studies not reporting empirical data, such as theory expositions, modeling studies of … We will include studies that have a sample size of at least 100.

463. Disposition of Comments for Treatments for Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (pdf file)
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     July 17, 2013 - Figure 3 shows 12 studies were excluded as not published in English. … reports) or to non-randomized studies or some other study design? … or excluded observational studies. … Did the Authors consider including those studies if their results were consistent with results of studies … The approach to searching studies is fully within the methodologic standards used for studies such as

464. DST_Draft_Protocol_Nov_4_2013_clean (2) (pdf file)
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     November 12, 2013 - The review searched for RCTs, quasi-experimental studies, controlled before and after studies, and interrupted … Additional studies will be identified through the perusal of reference lists of eligible studies, cancer-specific … (e.g., observational studies not adjusting for any confounders, studies using historical controls, … and nonrandomized studies. … [pt] or comparative study[pt] or intervention studies[mh] or evaluation studies[mh:noexp] or program

465. Disposition of Comments for Evidence Report #208 Part 5 (pdf file)
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     July 26, 2012 - on consumer views, and these were mostly older studies. … Also the outcomes in most of the qualitative studies differ from the quantitative studies and do not … and the qualitative studies were not quality rated. … Were they studies of public reporting in the USA? … We identified the geographic location of all the studies.

466. Disposition of Comments for CER 162 Diagnosis of Celiac Disease (pdf file)
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     January 28, 2016 - This meant that only two studies of diabetics (Mansour, 2011 and Nevoral, 2013) and two studies of … We included studies of family members with less than 300 subjects. … However, no large Italian studies met our inclusion criteria. … Marsh has been used in some research studies. … A list of these excluded studies is included in Appendix B.

467. Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression (pdf file)
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     January 30, 2014 - )"all"studies" were"not"included"or"excluded"from"the"original"systematic"review,"b)"all"studies"were"not … o" Identified"studies"examined"prevalence"(two"studies),"gender"prevalence,"and" imaging." … o" No"studies"were"identified. … $Such$studies$are$needed.$ August(2014( Assessment:(Current( No$new$studies$identified.$ ( November … $Such$studies$ are$needed.$ August(2014( Assessment:(Current( No$new$studies$identified.$ ( November

468. Binge-Eating Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 21, 2014 - Timing of Treatment studies: end of treatment or Treatment studies: Outcome measurement prior outcome … • Retrospective cohort studies • Case-control studies • Systematic review and meta- analyses … These searches will include RCTs and nonrandomized studies. … We will conduct quality checks to ensure that the search identifies known studies (i.e., studies identified … in the results from each of these studies.

469. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2010 - to efficacy or effectiveness (e.g., studies of drug half-life) and studies published only in abstract … these studies were registry studies or these studies included 15 or more patients … Analysis of Comparative Studies When there were sufficient studies to warrant meta- analytic evaluation … hemorrhage (ICH) (8 studies), liver transplantation (8 studies), and other liver disease (5 studies) … ; shaded circles represent studies on treatment use of rFVIIa, and white circles represent studies on

470. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness Review #68 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - English language studies and b) wanting to include studies from countries with systems of care that … recent studies. … In these studies, unlike the Esteban/Keenan studies, NIV was initiated immediately after extubation. … The review has included all the important studies. … The studies selected are clearly described.

471. Phenylketonuria Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - We rated studies as good, fair, or poor quality and retained poor studies as part of the evidence base … We reviewed the full text of 797 studies. … The studies included a total of 432 individuals with PKU. … varied among the studies, with five studies reporting that all participants were adhering to a restricted … These include studies on the cardiac effects of BH4.

472. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     December 15, 2010 - studies. … Broadly defined, eligible studies will be both experimental and observational comparative studies evaluating … This review will be limited to human studies and will exclude studies where either the cardiovascular … Study design and safety filters will be used to identify relevant studies. … Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review C.

473. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2011 - Studies employed between two and nine different types of interventions. … In some studies, a low rate of CDI precluded statistical testing. … Such studies generally exclude high-risk patients. … Multicenter studies may be necessary to achieve adequate sample sizes. … A number of other potential factors may be indicated in single studies.

474. FRN 39 - Nonoperative and Operative Treatments for Rotator Cuff Tears: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - studies. … than half were uncontrolled studies. … For rotator cuff tear studies, cohort studies can offer more generalizable information than results … $ or study or studies or design)).ti,ab … D-2 • If the Ongoing or Recently Completed Studies list complete or if it is missing important studies

475. S158 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - in studies assessing lifestyle factors. … Internal validation studies can be defined as studies based on additional data obtained for a subset … External Validation Studies External validation studies are usually cross-sectional because of cost … Because external validation studies are not specific to a certain hypothesis, many such studies are available … Sampling strategies in nested case-control studies.

476. Contrast-Induced Nephropathy (CIN): Current State of the Evidence on Contrast Media and Prevention of CIN (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2016 - The latter systematic review included 163 RCTs and 23 observational studies published from 1998 through … c Twenty-three studies were included in the meta-analysis. … d Seventeen studies were included in the meta-analysis. … c In the analyzed studies, NAC was usually administered orally. … f Three studies were included in the meta-analysis.

477. Disposition of Comments for Psychological Treatments and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (pdf file)
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     April 03, 2013 - Individual Studies. … b) through f) Regarding the studies on SS listed in this comment, our searches identified the studies … Each of these studies was identified by our searches. … Few if any studies reported all of the additional outcomes, but virtually all studies reported more … Regarding the excluded studies (the reviewer is referring to the high risk of bias studies), this

478. Title (pdf file)
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     March 31, 2010 - However, these studies have provided mixed results. … Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review. … □ We will exclude non-interventional studies (e.g., cross-sectional and cohort studies, case reports … □ We will exclude studies published only as abstracts. … These studies had the least bias, and the results were considered valid.

479. Untitled (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/autism-medical-update_research-protocol.pdf
     February 16, 2016 - We will include studies published in English only. … the inclusion of additional studies is warranted).43 Eligible studies must also report one or more … We will use DistillerSR™ for screening studies. … The decision about pooling a set of studies using random effects will depend on whether the studies … This should be determined based on the design and quality of the studies, independent of the studies

480. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2017 - Observational studies were included if they were prospective quasi-experimental cohort studies that … Dementia Incidence The preponderance of studies showed no effect. … Epidemiological studies in hypertension point in this direction. … Longer, larger, and better studies are needed. … For longer studies, attrition is a major problem.