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Valter Silva
Researcher at Federal University of São Paulo
Publications - 43
Citations - 939
Valter Silva is an academic researcher from Federal University of São Paulo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lean body mass & Occupational safety and health. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 43 publications receiving 738 citations. Previous affiliations of Valter Silva include Cochrane Collaboration & Universidade Estadual de Londrina.
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Intensity-modulated radiation therapy for head and neck cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Gustavo Nader Marta,Valter Silva,Heloisa de Andrade Carvalho,Fernando Freire De Arruda,Samir Abdallah Hanna,Rafael Gadia,João Luis Fernandes da Silva,Sebastião Francisco Miranda Correa,Carlos Eduardo Cintra Vita Abreu,Rachel Riera +9 more
TL;DR: A significant overall benefit in favor of IMRT was found regarding xerostomia scores grade 2-4, with similar loco-regional control and overall survival in patients with head and neck cancer.
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Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults
Antonio Jose Grande,Valter Silva,Rachel Riera,Alessandra Medeiros,Simone Vitoriano,Maria Stella Peccin,Matthew Maddocks +6 more
TL;DR: The effects of exercise, compared to usual care or no treatment, on lean body mass, the main biomarker of cachexia, in adults with cancer is determined.
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Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults: Executive summary of a Cochrane Collaboration systematic review
TL;DR: In this article, a review aimed to determine the safety, acceptability and effectiveness of exercise in adults with cancer cachexia, and compared a programme of exercise as a sole or adjunct intervention to usual care or an active control.
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Effectiveness and safety of cryotherapy after arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. A systematic review of the literature
Ana Luiza Cabrera Martimbianco,Brenda Nazaré Gomes da Silva,Alan Pedrosa Viegas de Carvalho,Valter Silva,Maria Regina Torloni,Maria Stella Peccin +5 more
TL;DR: Results of meta-analysis showed that the use of cold compression devices produced a significant reduction in pain scores 48 h after surgery, compared to no cryotherapy, and there is a need for well designed, good quality randomized trials to answer other questions related to this intervention and increase the precision of future systematic reviews.