The Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
Julian P T Higgins,Douglas G. Altman,Peter C Gøtzsche,Peter Jüni,David Moher,Andrew D Oxman,Jelena Savović,Kenneth F. Schulz,Laura Weeks,Jonathan A C Sterne +9 more
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The Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias aims to make the process clearer and more accurate.Abstract:
Flaws in the design, conduct, analysis, and reporting of randomised trials can cause the effect of an intervention to be underestimated or overestimated. The Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias aims to make the process clearer and more accurateread more
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The Top Patient Safety Strategies That Can Be Encouraged for Adoption Now
Paul G. Shekelle,Peter J. Pronovost,Robert M. Wachter,Kathryn M. McDonald,Karen M Schoelles,Sydney M. Dy,Kaveh G. Shojania,James Reston,Alyce S. Adams,Peter B Angood,David W. Bates,Leonard Bickman,Pascale Carayon,Liam Donaldson,Naihua Duan,Donna O. Farley,Trisha Greenhalgh,John Haughom,Eillen T. Lake,Richard J. Lilford,Kathleen N. Lohr,Gregg S. Meyer,Marlene R. Miller,Duncan Neuhauser,Gery W. Ryan,Sanjay Saint,Stephen M. Shortell,David P. Stevens,Kieran Walshe +28 more
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Efficacy of theory-based interventions to promote physical activity. A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Mathieu Gourlan,Paquito Bernard,Catherine Bortolon,Ahmed Jérôme Romain,Olivier Lareyre,Marion Carayol,Grégory Ninot,Julie Boiché +7 more
TL;DR: The results show that theory-based interventions significantly impact the PA behaviour of participants and that further research is required to better identify the specificities, overlaps or complementarities of the components of interventions based on relevant theories.
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Cesarean scar pregnancy: a systematic review of treatment studies
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Anterior vs. Posterior Approach for Total Hip Arthroplasty, a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
Julian P T Higgins,Sally Green +1 more
TL;DR: The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions is the official document that describes in detail the process of preparing and maintaining Cochrane systematic reviews on the effects of healthcare interventions.
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Assessing Risk of Bias in Included Studies
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