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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fatty-acids-cardiovascular-disease_executive.pdf
August 01, 2016 - Observational Studies, Intake
Seven studies evaluated total n-3 FA intake. … studies), CHD
death (3 of 7 studies), MI (1 of 2 studies), incident CHF (1
of 5 studies), and AFib … (1 of 3 studies). … ), CVD (3 studies), MACE (2 studies),
hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke (2 studies each), AFib (1
study … total stroke (2 studies each), MACE (2
studies), all-cause death (2 studies), or AFib, SCD, incident
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay_executive.pdf
August 01, 2012 - epidemiologic studies—STrengthening
the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology
(STROBE … two quality A studies, a low rating
involves quality B or quality C studies, and an insufficient
rating … Few
studies were designed a priori as studies of diagnostic-
test performance with an adequately powered … The eight reviewed studies of patients with MM were
mostly retrospective cohort studies, and only three … or of
cohort studies in this area.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/coronary-artery-stenting_executive.pdf
February 01, 2013 - Little disagreement exists across
studies. … Underlying studies may report
conflicting results. … The majority of the patients in these studies
were men, and the reviewed studies specifically excluded … We were not able to conduct meaningful
subgroup analyses stratifying older versus newer studies
(studies … studies.
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Harms: Randomized,
controlled trials; cohort
studies; case-control
studies; diagnostic
accuracy … studies; large
case series; and
systematic reviews and
meta-analyses (of
included study designs) … ,
comparative
effectiveness studies of
various screening
timepoints, modeling
studies
multiple … ; case-control
studies; diagnostic
accuracy studies; large
case series; comparative
effectiveness … studies;
modeling studies; and
systematic reviews and
meta-analyses (of
included study designs)
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antiplatelet-treatment_executive.pdf
September 01, 2013 - ) and by ancestry (three studies), gene-gene
interactions (four studies). … events (composite
outcome, 10 studies) and stent thrombosis (4 studies). … in two studies, and other
assays in two studies. … in two
studies. … We discuss
studies belonging to each of three designs—studies of
test-and-treat strategies, studies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antipsychotics-adults_executive.pdf
August 01, 2012 - The studies included
121 RCTs, 2 nRCTs, and 2 retrospective cohort studies. … Overall, 113 studies examined schizophrenia or
schizophrenia-related psychoses, 11 studies examined … Placebo-controlled studies
or studies comparing an FGA versus another FGA, or an
SGA versus another … there were few studies. … Almost half the studies involved hospitalized patients
(inpatient treatment) (62 of 125 studies) or
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July 24, 2013 - Case-control studies,
case studies, literature
reviews
Studies that do not
report sensitivity, cost … , and other
observational studies. … Case-control studies,
case studies, literature
reviews
Studies that do not
report sensitivity , cost … Case-control studies,
case studies, literature
reviews
Studies that do not
report sensitivity , cost … )
• Studies of treatment response
• Studies looking at liver metastases
• Studies with imaging conducted
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/thromboembolism-update-executive-170622.pdf
June 01, 2017 - studies. … Asian studies had similar findings as non-Asian
studies. … Asian studies had similar findings as non-Asian
studies. … Asian studies had
similar findings as non-Asian studies. … Asian studies had similar findings
as non-Asian studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/thromboembolism-update-executive-170622.pdf
June 01, 2017 - studies. … Asian studies had similar findings as non-Asian
studies. … Asian studies had similar findings as non-Asian
studies. … Asian studies had
similar findings as non-Asian studies. … Asian studies had similar findings
as non-Asian studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-206-evidence-summary-sodium-potassium.pdf
June 01, 2018 - Observational studies were included if they were
prospective cohort studies with followup times and … Quality (Risk of Bias) Assessment of Individual
Studies
Risk of bias (RoB) of eligible studies was … (low
SoE, 5 studies). … across studies … of adults
(low SoE, 5 studies).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/case-management-future_research.pdf
June 01, 2015 - studies including surveys,
expert consensus, program case studies, and practice/policy analysis. … review.11
Ongoing Studies
Information about the 12 relevant, ongoing studies is included in Appendix … Intervention
Trials or observational studies.
Program case studies.
B.3. … Program case studies.
B.4. … Observational studies
- Registry Studies.
- Retrospective studies of several years
of records.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/vitamin-d-calcium_research-protocol.pdf
September 13, 2013 - o With the exception of studies of older adults, studies in which more than 20 percent
of the participants … For studies of older adults, studies that exclusively enroll subjects with particular diseases (e.g., … In addition, for studies of blood pressure, studies of
people exclusively with hypertension will be … Excluded studies will be cross-sectional studies and traditional, retrospective case-control
studies … The forms will be piloted with 10 randomly selected studies (five RCTs and five observational
studies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-infertility_research.pdf
June 01, 2017 - This narrower search
was also limited to interventional studies. … Second, for matched studies (i.e., studies included in the Management of Infertility SR with a
CT.gov … Concordance between Data from CT.gov and Published
Studies for Studies Present in Both Sources
Study … • The study design and number of study arms matched for all eight studies. … • The funding sources were classified as matched for six studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation_executive.pdf
June 01, 2013 - The
relationship of studies to the review questions is as follows:
14 studies relevant to KQ 1, 3 studies … relevant to KQ 2, 6
studies relevant to KQ 3, 42 studies relevant to KQ 4, 83
studies relevant to … across studies. … All of these studies were RCTs. … Three studies
did not report their locations.
Several studies focused on specific populations.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/presentation.ppt
August 01, 2009 - Even studies meeting the same inclusion criteria can vary. … Combining Studies
Summary Tables (I)
Combine data from multiple studies to illustrate trends in … Example: Summary Table for Cohort Studies
Here is a presentation of the cohort studies available in a … , and noncomparative studies). … Usually, the studies with the best methodological quality (a proxy for studies with the least susceptibility
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-screening_executive.pdf
November 01, 2012 - Studies of
nonhuman subjects were excluded, as were studies that
did not include original data. … We included randomized trials, cohort studies, and case-
control studies pertinent to all Key Questions … studies when synthesizing the evidence,
particularly when discrepancies between studies were
present … methods due to small number
of studies, methodological shortcomings, differences
across studies in … and cross-sectional studies due to lack
of evidence from studies with stronger designs.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-cancer-staging_executive.pdf
September 01, 2014 - Both retrospective
and prospective studies were considered for inclusion,
but retrospective studies must … Both studies
used a similar design. … Most of these studies reported on
different factors; however, three studies reported that
contrast … Five studies reported factors affecting the accuracy of
ERUS for colorectal staging, and three studies … Seven studies
reported on the impact of imaging on patient management,
but only three of these studies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/appendicitis_research-protocol.pdf
December 09, 2013 - • For studies that directly compare alternative tests (for all outcomes of interest)
and for studies … included in the
review (these studies will comprise the majority of the available studies).49-52 The … (e.g., observational studies
not adjusting for any confounders, studies using historical controls, … Generally, lack of studies at
low risk of bias or inconsistencies among groups of studies at different … We do not plan to use rigid counts of studies as standards of evaluation (e.g.,
four of five studies
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August 30, 2014 - / 155492
132 followup studies/ 479650
133 longitudinal studies/ 80755
134 prospective studies/ … vs. olanzapine (19 studies)
• vs. quetiapine (6 studies)
• vs. risperidone (20 studies)
SOE: Insufficient … (13 studies
• vs. risperidone (44 studies)
• vs. ziprasidone (15 studies
SOE: Insufficient (CGI-I … (YMRS)
• vs. aripiprazole (2 studies)
• vs. olanzapine (2 studies)
• vs. risperidone (3 studies) … (13 studies
• vs. risperidone (44 studies)
• vs. ziprasidone (15 studies
SOE: Insufficient (CGI-I,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ankyloglossia_executive.pdf
May 01, 2015 - We excluded 187 studies
at full-text review, which yielded 57 published studies
included in the review … Among
studies reporting harms, bleeding was most frequently
reported. … Reoperation was noted in seven studies. … Eighteen
studies reported that no significant harms were observed. … Improvements
were reported in the current studies, but additional studies
are needed to confirm and