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John Attia
Researcher at University of Newcastle
Publications - 796
Citations - 39731
John Attia is an academic researcher from University of Newcastle. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 91, co-authored 727 publications receiving 32950 citations. Previous affiliations of John Attia include John Hunter Hospital & McMaster University.
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Does this adult patient have acute meningitis
TL;DR: Among adults with a clinical presentation that is low risk for meningitis, the clinical examination aids in excluding the diagnosis, and clinicians frequently need to proceed directly to lumbar puncture in high-risk patients.
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A meta-analysis of differences in IL-6 and IL-10 between people with and without depression: Exploring the causes of heterogeneity
TL;DR: The data highlight that comorbidity and behavioral aspects of depression need to be measured and controlled in future prospective and experimental research testing the inflammatory hypothesis of depression.
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Management of Chronic Prostatitis/ Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
Thunyarat Anothaisintawee,John Attia,J. Curtis Nickel,Sangsuree Thammakraisorn,Pawin Numthavaj,Mark McEvoy,Ammarin Thakkinstian +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis comparing mean symptom scores and treatment response among α-blockers, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs, other active drugs (phytotherapy, glycosaminoglycans, finasteride, and neuromodulators), and placebo.
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Meta-Analysis of Molecular Association Studies: Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms and BMD as a Case Study
TL;DR: A meta‐analysis of the association of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and BMD is performed and methodological issues that need to be resolved are highlighted.
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between complementary factor H Y402H polymorphisms and age-related macular degeneration
Ammarin Thakkinstian,Pearline Han,Mark McEvoy,Wayne Smith,Josephine Hoh,Kristinn P. Magnusson,Kang Zhang,John Attia +7 more
TL;DR: This meta-analysis summarizes the strong evidence for an association between CFH and AMD and indicates a multiplicative model with each C allele increasing the odds of AMD by 2.5-fold.