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Zahra Aghalari, Hans-Uwe Dahms, Mika Sillanpää • Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
(2022)
Abstract Background A balanced and optimized amount of nutrients in bread, which is the main food in many countries, is necessary to maintain human health. Considering the importance of nutritional values of bread in the food basket of Iran...
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DOI: 10.1186/s41043-022-00329-3
Adam P Wagner, Nicholas J Simmonds, Susan C Charman, P Scarborough et al. • BMJ Open Respiratory Research
(2026)
Introduction Yoga is an emerging exercise choice for people with cystic fibrosis (CF), but evidence of its effect in this population is scarce, with a recent systematic review advocating for further research. Yoga Outcomes Get Assessed in C...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2025-003405
Lynette Mackenzie, Amanda M. Clifford, Eleanor Fallon, Joanna M. Allardyce • BMJ Open
(2026)
Introduction Falls are a significant health concern and associated with cancer survivorship. Falls can result in negative psychosocial consequences for cancer survivors and economic sequelae for healthcare delivery. There are cancer-specifi...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-110212
Olesya Falenchuk, Michal Perlman, Evelyn McMullen, Brooke Fletcher et al. • PLoS ONE
(2017)
Staff education is considered key to quality of early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs. However, findings about associations between staff education and children's outcomes have been inconsistent. We conducted a systematic revie...
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183673
Jessica Rodrigues Esteves, Jorge C. S. Cardoso, Berenice Santos Gonçalves • Computers
(2023)
The growing popularity of immersive virtual reality (iVR) technologies has opened up new possibilities for learning English. In the literature, it is possible to find several studies focused on the design, development, and evaluation of imm...
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DOI: 10.3390/computers12110236
Panagiotis Petrou • International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
(2023)
Objective: The scope of this systematic review is to update the existing body of evidence regarding the cost-effectiveness of transcatheter aortic valve implantation, stratified across all risk categories, and to assess their methodological...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2023.101173
Vini Mehta, Santosh Patil, Kabir Suman Dash, Ankita Mathur • BDJ Open
(2026)
Abstract Aim Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has been proposed as a locally acting adjunct to subgingival instrumentation for periodontitis. This umbrella review aimed to synthesize and critically appraise systematic reviews of ad...
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DOI: 10.1038/s41405-026-00503-3
Albert Farrugia, Brian O’Mahony, Josephine Cassar • Haemophilia
(2012)
Although the funding of rare diseases such as haemophilia in developing countries remains a low priority, pressures on the funding of haemophilia treatment are also emerging in developed economies affected by the global economic downturn an...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2516.2012.02754.x
Yiqiao Xin, Clareece R. Nevill, Janion Nevill, Ewan Gray et al. • BMC Medical Research Methodology
(2022)
Abstract Background Network meta-analysis (NMA) has been increasingly adopted worldwide by Cochrane reviews, guideline developers and decision-making bodies to identify optimal treatment choices. However, NMA results are often produced stat...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12874-022-01507-x
Stephen Robert Hanney, Martin J Buxton, C Green, D Coulson et al. • Health Technology Assessment
(2007)
OBJECTIVES: To consider how the impact of the NHS Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme should be measured. To determine what models are available and their strengths and weaknesses. To assess the impact of the first 10 years of the ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta11530
Andreas Ladurner MD, Jane Fitzpatrick PhD, MBBS, John M. O’Donnell MBBS • Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
(2021)
Background: Gluteal tendinopathy is the most common lower limb tendinopathy. It presents with varying severity but may cause debilitating lateral hip pain. Purpose: To review the therapeutic options for different stages of gluteal tendinopa...
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DOI: 10.1177/23259671211016850
Renata Malheiro, César Magalhães, Cláudia Camila Dias, Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues et al. • Vaccines
(2024)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection among young women. Notably, more than ten years after the introduction of HPV vaccination programs in Europe, it is essential to review the real-world evidence ...
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DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12050548
Róbert, Milne • Health Technology Assessment
(1999)
BACKGROUND: Positron emission tomography (PET) is an expensive diagnostic imaging technology. Despite the long history of PET development, the costs and effectiveness of its use in routine clinical practice remain unknown. Against this back...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta3160
Michael Schlander • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
(2008)
BACKGROUND: Health technology assessments (HTAs) by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) enjoy high levels of international attention. The present analysis addresses NICE's appraisal of methylphenidate, atomoxeti...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-2000-2-1
PMC: 2265261
Chetna Demla, Anns Thomas, Jomol Jose, Angela L Joshy et al. • BMJ Open
(2021)
Introduction Type 2 diabetes mellitus affects an individual’s quality of life (QoL); and there are multiple instruments that can be used to measure QoL. The purpose of this systematic review is to identify the existing instruments that have...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043831
Elin M. Weber, Josefina Zidar, Birgit Ewaldsson, Kaisa Askevik et al. • Animals
(2022)
Aggression among group-housed male mice is a major animal welfare concern often observed at animal facilities. Studies designed to understand the causes of male mice aggression have used different methodological approaches and have been het...
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DOI: 10.3390/ani13010143
Katrine Bjørnebek Frønsdal, Karen M. Facey, Marianne Klemp, Inger Natvig Norderhaug et al. • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
(2010)
BACKGROUND: The way in which a health technology is used in any particular health system depends on the decisions and actions of a variety of stakeholders, the local culture, and context. In 2009, the HTAi Policy Forum considered how health...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462310000309
Joaquín A. Blaya, Hamish Fraser, Brian R. Holt • Health Affairs
(2010)
Is there any evidence that e-health-using information technology to manage patient care-can have a positive impact in developing countries? Our systematic review of evaluations of e-health implementations in developing countries found that ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0894
Caroline Free, Gemma Phillips, Lambert M. Felix, Leandro Galli et al. • BMC Research Notes
(2010)
BACKGROUND: The application of mobile computing and communication technology is rapidly expanding in the fields of health care and public health. This systematic review will summarise the evidence for the effectiveness of mobile technology ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-3-250
PMC: 2976743
Peng Wang, Ying Li, Lu Li, Rong Zhong et al. • Frontiers in Oncology
(2021)
ObjectiveA hot genetic variant, rs641738 within the membrane-bound O-acyltransferase domain containing 7(MBOAT7) and transmembrane channel-like 4 (TMC4), was recently reported to be associated with several liver diseases. However, the resul...
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DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.639438