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Allan S. Detsky
Researcher at University of Toronto
Publications - 204
Citations - 20604
Allan S. Detsky is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 190 publications receiving 19269 citations. Previous affiliations of Allan S. Detsky include McMaster University & St. Michael's Hospital.
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Evidence-Based Medicine: A New Approach to Teaching the Practice of Medicine
Gordon H. Guyatt,John A. Cairns,David N. Churchill,Deborah J. Cook,Brian Haynes,Jack Hirsh,Jan Irvine,Mark Levine,Mitchell Levine,Jim Nishikawa,David L. Sackett,Patrick Brill-Edwards,Hertzel C. Gerstein,James L. Gibson,Roman Jaeschke,Anthony Kerigan,Alan J. Neville,Akbar Panju,Allan S. Detsky,Murray Enkin,Pamela Frid,Martha S. Gerrity,Andreas Laupacis,Valerie A. Lawrence,Joël Ménard,Virginia Moyer,Cynthia D. Mulrow,Paul Links,Andrew D Oxman,Jack Sinclair,Peter Tugwell +30 more
TL;DR: An important goal of the medical residency program is to educate physicians in the practice of evidence-based medicine, and strategies include a weekly, formal academic half-day for residents devoted to learning the necessary skills.
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What is subjective global assessment of nutritional status
Allan S. Detsky,McLaughlin,Jeffrey P. Baker,Johnston N,S Whittaker,Rena A. Mendelson,K.N. Jeejeebhoy +6 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that SGA can easily be taught to a variety of clinicians (residents, nurses), and that this technique is reproducible.
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How attractive does a new technology have to be to warrant adoption and utilization? Tentative guidelines for using clinical and economic evaluations
TL;DR: In this article, four levels of evidence that rate economic evaluations on the basis of their methodologic rigour are proposed, based on the quality of the methods used to estimate clinical effectiveness, quality of life and costs.
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Clinical features and short-term outcomes of 144 patients with SARS in the greater Toronto area.
Christopher M. Booth,Larissa M. Matukas,George Tomlinson,Anita Rachlis,David Rose,Hy A. Dwosh,Sharon Walmsley,Tony Mazzulli,Tony Mazzulli,Monica Avendano,Peter Derkach,Issa E. Ephtimios,Ian Kitai,Barbara Mederski,Steven Shadowitz,Wayne L. Gold,Wayne L. Gold,Laura Hawryluck,Elizabeth Rea,Elizabeth Rea,Jordan Chenkin,David W. Cescon,Susan M. Poutanen,Susan M. Poutanen,Susan M. Poutanen,Allan S. Detsky,Allan S. Detsky +26 more
TL;DR: The majority of cases in the SARS outbreak in the greater Toronto area were related to hospital exposure, and several features of the clinical presentation will be useful in raising the suspicion of SARS.
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Effect of alpha-interferon treatment in patients with hepatitis B e antigen-positive chronic hepatitis B. A meta-analysis.
TL;DR: A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials was conducted to examine the efficacy of interferon treatment in patients with chronic HBV infection as determined by the loss of HBsAg, HBeAg, and HBV DNA.