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Denise Campbell-Scherer

Researcher at University of Alberta

Publications -  83
Citations -  1859

Denise Campbell-Scherer is an academic researcher from University of Alberta. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Health care. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 67 publications receiving 1302 citations. Previous affiliations of Denise Campbell-Scherer include Grey Nuns Community Hospital & University of Michigan.

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How to Use an Article About a Diagnostic Test

TL;DR: Determining the study validity, understanding the study results and assessing the applicability to patient care are 3 fundamental steps toward an evidence-based approach to choosing and interpreting diagnostic tests.
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Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline

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TL;DR: Obesity is a complex chronic disease in which abnormal or excess body fat (adiposity) impairs health, increases the risk of long-term medical complications and reduces lifespan.
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Televised medical talk shows--what they recommend and the evidence to support their recommendations: a prospective observational study.

TL;DR: Recommendations made on medical talk shows often lack adequate information on specific benefits or the magnitude of the effects of these benefits, and approximately half of the recommendations have either no evidence or are contradicted by the best available evidence.
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Multimorbidity: a challenge for evidence-based medicine.

TL;DR: This article will focus on a fundamental barrier: ‘multimorbidity’, where patients with multiple chronic diseases are often excluded from clinical trials that constitute the bulk of the evidence supporting treatment for specific conditions.