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Candyce Hamel
Researcher at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Publications - 53
Citations - 11088
Candyce Hamel is an academic researcher from Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Systematic review & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 45 publications receiving 7781 citations. Previous affiliations of Candyce Hamel include McGill University & University of Split.
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AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both
Beverley Shea,Beverley Shea,Barnaby C Reeves,George A. Wells,Micere Thuku,Candyce Hamel,Julian Moran,David Moher,David Moher,Peter Tugwell,Vivian Welch,Elizabeth Kristjansson,David Henry,David Henry +13 more
TL;DR: This paper reports on the updating of AMSTAR and its adaptation to enable more detailed assessment of systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both.
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Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews
Beverley Shea,Jeremy M. Grimshaw,George A. Wells,Maarten Boers,Neil Andersson,Candyce Hamel,Ashley C Porter,Peter Tugwell,David Moher,Lex M. Bouter +9 more
TL;DR: A measurement tool for the 'assessment of multiple systematic reviews' (AMSTAR) was developed that consists of 11 items and has good face and content validity for measuring the methodological quality of systematic reviews.
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AMSTAR is a reliable and valid measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews.
Beverley Shea,Candyce Hamel,George A. Wells,Lex M. Bouter,Elizabeth Kristjansson,Jeremy M. Grimshaw,David Henry,Maarten Boers +7 more
TL;DR: AMSTAR has good agreement, reliability, construct validity, and feasibility, and these findings need confirmation by a broader range of assessors and a more diverse range of reviews.
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Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group offers evidence-informed guidance to conduct rapid reviews.
Chantelle Garritty,Chantelle Garritty,Gerald Gartlehner,Barbara Nussbaumer-Streit,Valerie King,Candyce Hamel,Candyce Hamel,Chris Kamel,Lisa Affengruber,Adrienne Stevens +9 more
TL;DR: New, interim guidance to support the conduct of rapid reviews (RRs) produced within Cochrane and beyond is offered in response to requests for timely evidence syntheses for decision-making purposes including urgent health issues of high priority.
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Stop this waste of people, animals and money
David Moher,Larissa Shamseer,Larissa Shamseer,Kelly D. Cobey,Kelly D. Cobey,Kelly D. Cobey,Manoj M. Lalu,Manoj M. Lalu,James Galipeau,Marc T. Avey,Marc T. Avey,Nadera Ahmadzai,Mostafa Alabousi,Pauline Barbeau,Andrew H. Beck,Raymond Daniel,Robert A. Frank,Mona Ghannad,Mona Ghannad,Mona Ghannad,Candyce Hamel,Mona Hersi,Brian Hutton,Brian Hutton,Inga Isupov,Trevor A. McGrath,Matthew D. F. McInnes,Matthew D. F. McInnes,Matthew J. Page,Matthew J. Page,Misty Pratt,Kusala Pussegoda,Beverley Shea,Beverley Shea,Anubhav Srivastava,Adrienne Stevens,Adrienne Stevens,Kednapa Thavorn,Kednapa Thavorn,Sasha van Katwyk,Roxanne Ward,Dianna Wolfe,Fatemeh Yazdi,Ashley M. Yu,Hedyeh Ziai +44 more
TL;DR: Common wisdom assumes that the hazard of predatory publishing is restricted mainly to the developing world, and frequent, aggressive solicitations from predatory publishers are generally considered merely a nuisance for scientists from rich countries, not a threat to scholarly integrity.