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Evidence based medicine manifesto for better healthcare
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Using individual participant data to improve network meta-analysis projects
A network meta-analysis combines the evidence from existing randomised trials about the comparative efficacy of multiple treatments. It allows direct and indirect evidence about each comparison to be ...
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Critical appraisal of qualitative research: necessity, partialities and the issue of bias
Correspondence to Dr Veronika Williams, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK; veronika.williams{at}phc.ox.ac.uk Given its scope and its place ...
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135 Trends and variation in the sales of over-the-counter analgesics: a protocol for a retrospective database study and policy review
Objectives Analgesics are among the most commonly used and accessible drugs in the world. They are generally well tolerated and effective if consumed appropriately. Yet, not all medicines available ...
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Broad-spectrum antibiotics gave no clinical benefit and more adverse effects than narrow-spectrum antibiotics in treating acute respiratory tract infections in US children
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Rare adverse events in clinical trials: understanding the rule of three
Correspondence to Dr Igho J Onakpoya, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK; igho.onakpoya{at}phc.ox.ac.uk ...