M. Hassan Murad, Noor Asi, Mouaz Alsawas, Fares Alahdab
A pyramid has expressed the idea of hierarchy of medical evidence for so long,
that not all evidence is the same. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have
been placed at the top of this pyramid for several good reasons. However, there
are several counterarguments to this placement. We suggest another way of
looking at the evidence-based medicine pyramid and explain how systematic
reviews and meta... hiện toàn bộ
Published research should be reported to evidence users with clarity and
transparency that facilitate optimal appraisal and use of evidence and allow
replication by other researchers. Guidelines for such reporting are available
for several types of studies but not for meta-epidemiological methodology
studies. Meta-epidemiological studies adopt a systematic review or meta-analysis
approach to exami... hiện toàn bộ
Alvin Marcelo, Alex Gavino, Iris Thiele Isip-Tan, Leilanie Apostol-Nicodemus, Faith Joan Mesa-Gaerlan, Paul Nimrod Firaza, John Francis Faustorilla, Fiona Callaghan, Paul Fontelo
BackgroundMany clinicians depend solely on journal abstracts to guide clinical
decisions.ObjectivesThis study aims to determine if there are differences in the
accuracy of responses to simulated cases between resident physicians provided
with an abstract only and those with full-text articles. It also attempts to
describe their information-seeking behaviour.MethodsSeventy-seven resident
physicians... hiện toàn bộ
ObjectiveTo update the evidence published in a previous systematic review and
meta-analysis that compared the effect of breastfeeding on risk of coeliac
disease (CD).Material and methodsA systematic review of observational studies
published between 1966 and May 2004 on the subject was conducted in 2005. This
update is a systematic review of observational studies published between June
2004 and Apr... hiện toàn bộ