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81. celiac-disease-protocol-140612 (pdf file)
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    June 12, 2014 - combination) compared with endoscopy with biopsy as reference standard, to diagnose Celiac Disease (CD) in terms … This question was covered by an AHRQ funded systematic review published in 2004.8 Search terms The … In brief, they include search terms for celiac disease, combined with general terms for diagnosis or … terms representing each diagnostic method, plus terms representing the outcomes listed in the PICOTs … Definition of Terms ACG - American College of Gastroenterology AGA - Anti-gliadin antibodies CD

82. heart-failure-readmission-protocol-130611 (pdf file)
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    June 10, 2013 - focused MEDLINE® search on heart failure, readmission, and transitional care by using a variety of terms … ), and major headings and limiting our search to English-language and human- only studies; relevant terms … the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL®) by using analogous search terms … In general terms, results from a study assessed as having low risk of bias are considered to be valid … Definition of Terms Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online: June 10, 2013

83. Mental Health and Occupational Stress in the Emergency Medical Service and 911 Workforce: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    January 22, 2024 - In terms of study design, we expect to include a variety of non-randomized study designs because very … We will include specific controlled vocabulary terms (medical subject headings [MeSH]or Emtree), along … and behavioral health-related terms. … We anticipate heterogeneity among interventions in terms of their content, intensity, and complexity … Definitions of Terms VII. Summary of Protocol Amendments VIII. Technical Experts IX.

84. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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    December 06, 2010 - on pharmacological treatments for rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis using a variety of terms … 01, Humans, English, All Adult: 19+ years 498212 #13 Search #11 AND #12 1027 Analogous search terms … Analogous search terms were used in other databases yielding the following results: EMBASE: 8 (6 duplicates … In general terms, a “good” study has the least bias and results are considered to be valid. … Definition of Terms Provided within text. VII.

85. Disposition of Comments Report for Vitamin D and Calcium: A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes (Update) (pdf file)
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    September 15, 2014 - to original report I can see the logic, however, Key Question 5 could go before Key Question 4 in terms … The definitions of the key terms are stated. Diagnostic criteria are appropriate. … The same terms were used for search for Upper Limits. … “Insufficiency” are terms that may be considered. … At any rate, the terms should be defined in terms of 25(OH)D levels.

86. Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults with Posttraumatic (pdf file)
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    December 31, 2017 - We list relevant terms to include in Appendix B. … Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress (PILOTS) database by using analogous search terms … crossed with PTSD terms, and we will not impose a publication date limit on this separate search so … Definition of Terms We will define important terms in the full report. VII. … ] OR "therapeutics"[All Fields])) OR (psychodynamic[All Fields] AND ("psychotherapy"[MeSH Terms] OR

87. Protocol Amendment - Safety of Vaccines 030413 (pdf file)
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    September 18, 2012 - Because our focus is on AEs in general, we will add more general AE keywords to the list of health terms … such as “safety” to identify studies assessing AEs, we will use keyword search terms for specific AEs … Definition of Terms ADL = Activities of daily living Adjuvant = A pharmacological agent added to … are using their report as a springboard and will continue their search using the same search terms … Adverse events of interest, included in electronic search terms Adverse event Vaccine type Acute

88. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 25 Disparities within Serious Mental Illness (pdf file)
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    May 26, 2016 - during the peer review period, we performed an additional literature search in PubMed using the MeSH terms … The authors may want to consider moving any new lit search terms mentioned in this paragraph to the … 14 Commentator & Affiliation Section Comment Response Peer Reviewer #4 Methods The search terms … used for racial and ethnic minorities and other disparities groups based on MeSH terms alone may lack … Adding specific search terms by immigrants from specific countries of origin, and/or searching terms

89. CER 19 Update Core Needle_Open Surgical Biopsy Breast Lesions NSD FINAL (pdf file)
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    December 19, 2012 - How do open biopsy and various core-needle techniques differ in terms of patient preference, availability

90. White Paper Commentary: The Evidence Base for Telehealth: Reassurance in the Face of Rapid Expansion During the COVID-19 Pandemic (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2020 - Know From the Evidence Base Telehealth, telemedicine, and ehealth are a few of the many overlapping terms … evidence map as a means of first identifying and then organizing the available telehealth research in terms … Figure reprinted from A Review of Telehealth Service Implementation Frameworks by van Dyk9 under the terms … This report is made available to the public under the terms of a licensing agreement between the author

91. Comments to Effective Heath Care Program Draft Documents (pdf file)
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    March 03, 2010 - The white papers discuss only what is currently possible in terms of patient identity management, so … Key terms should be defined early in the document. … Definitions for these terms should be included. … These operator characteristics may be as, or more important, in terms of understanding risk, than the … These operator characteristics may be as, or more important, in terms of understanding risk, than the

92. Total Worker Health® (TWH) (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2016 - gaps exist in the body of literature assessing the effectiveness of integrated interventions in terms … An experienced research librarian used a predefined list of search terms and medical subject headings … In general terms, results from a study with low risk of bias are considered to be valid. … Studies differed in terms of the degree to which program content focused on OSH concerns versus HP … In terms of outcomes, future studies should do a better job of measuring safety-related outcomes to

93. Methods Research Report: Testing a Machine Learning Tool for Facilitating Living Systematic Reviews of Chronic Pain Treatments (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2020 - high sensitivity but reduced precision compared with standard searches that utilized MeSH indexing terms … This report is made available to the public under the terms of a licensing agreement between the author … the searches used for the chronic pain report used MeSH term indexing as well as nonindexed search terms … We also did not add metadata based on MeSH indexing terms because such features would be absent from … Therefore, relying on index terms in the searches would result in delayed identification of new studies

94. Abnormal-Uterine-Bleeding Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    November 21, 2011 - Terms like menorrhagia (abnormally long or heavy menses) and metrorrhagia (bleeding at irregular intervals … These terms are generally applied without formal documentation of ovulatory status. … Furthermore, previously applied terms like dysfunctional uterine bleeding also carried a variable element … choice and in operational definitions resulted in wide inconsistencies in application of diagnostic terms … A critical component of the search strategy is identification of an exhaustive list of terms used to

95. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    December 09, 2009 - the admissible study size at 10 participants but will review the implications of that decision in terms … www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: December 7, 2009 8 these databases will focus specifically on terms … related to ASD, including keywords and subject terms, and a combination of subject terms and/or keywords … Definition of Terms – if applicable N/A VII. … gold-standards’ of ASD assessment during this same time period also support such time delimited criteria in terms

96. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - the admissible study size at 10 participants but will review the implications of that decision in terms … www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: December 7, 2009 8 these databases will focus specifically on terms … related to ASD, including keywords and subject terms, and a combination of subject terms and/or keywords … Definition of Terms – if applicable N/A VII. … gold-standards’ of ASD assessment during this same time period also support such time delimited criteria in terms

97. Pressure-Ulcer-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2013 - Notably, many studies reported findings in terms of wound size reduction rather than complete wound … Support Air-fluidized beds Moderate Air-fluidized beds produced better healing in terms of reduction … Light therapy provided benefit in terms of wound area reduction, but not in terms of complete wound … Reddy and colleagues reported that, overall, nutritional supplements did not provide benefit in terms … Nutritional supplementation may provide benefit in terms of wound improvement, although the effects

98. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    March 14, 2012 - numeric value represents overall colon transit and emptying of the ascending colon, summarized in terms … , how does the wireless motility capsule alone compare with radiopaque markers and scintigraphy in terms … colonic dysmotility, what is the incremental value of also using the wireless motility capsule in terms … Assessing Applicability We will assess the applicability of studies in terms of the degree to which … Definition of Terms ACG = American College of Gastroenterology AGA = American Gastroenterological

99. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    September 18, 2012 - Because our focus is on AEs in general, we will add more general AE keywords to the list of health terms … In addition to using broad terms such as “safety” to identify studies assessing AEs, we will use keyword … search terms for specific AEs. … Definition of Terms ADL = Activities of daily living Adjuvant = A pharmacological agent added to … Adverse events of interest, included in electronic search terms Adverse event Vaccine type Acute

100. Dietary Intake of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Plasma Lipid and Cardiovascular Events (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - among fatty acids based on these physical characteristics have important biological implications in terms … We will search index terms, along with free-text words, for concepts related to PUFA and lipids. … beyond both 0.5 and 2.0 for categorical outcomes), highly inconsistent findings across studies (in terms … Assessing Applicability We will assess applicability in terms of generalizability to the general population … Definition of Terms and Abbreviations AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality DRI Dietary reference