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• A systematic review of clinical effectiveness and safety for historical and current treatment options for metachromatic leukodystrophy in children, including atidarsagene autotemcel
• Digital interventions to moderate physical inactivity and/or nutrition in young people: a Cancer Prevention Europe overview of systematic reviews
• Digital interventions to moderate alcohol consumption in young people: a Cancer Prevention Europe overview of systematic reviews
• Oral azacitidine for maintenance treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia after induction therapy: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE Single Technology Appraisal
• Pralsetinib for RET fusion-positive advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal
• Abemaciclib in combination with endocrine therapy for adjuvant treatment of hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, node-positive early breast cancer: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal
• Filgotinib for treating moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis: an evidence review group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal
• PRISMA AI reporting guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses on AI in healthcare
• Fenfluramine for treating Dravet syndrome: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal
• Duration of protection after vaccination against yellow fever - systematic review and meta-analysis
• Role of the faecal immunochemical test in patients with risk-stratified suspected colorectal cancer symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis to inform the ACPGBI/BSG guidelines
• SeHCAT (tauroselcholic [75selenium] acid) for the investigation of bile acid diarrhoea in adults: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis
• Identifying outcomes reported in trials of interventions in venous leg ulceration for a core outcome set development: a scoping review
• Most healthcare interventions tested in Cochrane Reviews are not effective according to high quality evidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Osteopathic manipulative treatment for pediatric conditions: an update of systematic review and meta-analysis
• Faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) in patients with signs or symptoms of suspected colorectal cancer (CRC): a joint guideline from the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) and the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG)
• Belimumab for treating active autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal
• Comparison of patients with head and neck cancer in randomized clinical trials and clinical practice: a systematic review
• QUAPAS: an adaptation of the QUADAS-2 tool to assess prognostic accuracy studies
• Guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of Faecal Incontinence-A UEG/ESCP/ESNM/ESPCG collaboration
• A scattered landscape: assessment of the evidence base for 71 patient decision aids developed in a hospital setting
• Belimumab for treating active autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE STA
• Living systematic reviews in rehabilitation science can improve evidence-based healthcare
• Transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• QUADAS-C: a tool for assessing risk of bias in comparative diagnostic accuracy studies
• Mogamulizumab for previously treated mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal
• Longitudinal outcome evaluations of interdisciplinary multimodal pain treatment programs for patients with chronic primary musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Filgotinib for moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal
• Challenges and controversies in the surgical treatment of cervical cancer: open radical hysterectomy versus minimally invasive radical hysterectomy
• Modeling the cost-effectiveness of prolonged-release fampridine for the treatment of walking impairment in patients with multiple sclerosis in Sweden
• High-sensitivity troponin assays for early rule-out of acute myocardial infarction in people with acute chest pain: a systematic review and economic evaluation
• SpaceOAR Hydrogel spacer for reducing radiation toxicity during radiotherapy for prostate cancer. A systematic review
• Heterogeneity in outcome selection, definition and measurement in studies assessing the treatment of cryptoglandular anal fistula: findings from a systematic review
• Development of a core outcome set for venous leg ulceration (CoreVen) research evaluations (protocol)
• DNA damage repair gene mutation testing and genetic counseling in men with/without prostate cancer: a systematic review
• The development of a faecal incontinence core outcome set: an international Delphi study protocol
• Electrocoagulation for liver metastases
• Systematic review search methods evaluated using the Preferred Reporting of Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses and the Risk Of Bias In Systematic reviews tool
• Sacral neuromodulation for lower urinary tract and bowel dysfunction in animal models: a systematic review with focus on stimulation parameter selection
• Stimulation parameters for sacral neuromodulation on lower urinary tract and bowel dysfunction-related clinical outcome: a systematic review
• Optimizing the use of high-sensitivity troponin assays for the early rule-out of myocardial infarction in patients presenting with chest pain: a systematic review
• Exercise/physical activity and health outcomes: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews
• Lenalidomide with rituximab for previously treated follicular lymphoma and marginal zone lymphoma: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal
• Standardized Protocol Items Recommendations for Observational Studies (SPIROS) for observational study protocol reporting guidelines: protocol for a Delphi study
• Tools to help healthcare professionals recognize palliative care needs in patients with advanced heart failure: a systematic review
• Feasibility and effectiveness of home-based therapy programmes for children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review
• Avatrombopag and lusutrombopag for thrombocytopenia in people with chronic liver disease needing an elective procedure: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis
• A systematic review and mixed treatment comparison of pharmaceutical interventions for multiple sclerosis
• Overview of differences and similarities of published mixed treatment comparisons on pharmaceutical interventions for multiple sclerosis
• Patient outcomes, patient experiences and process indicators associated with the routine use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in cancer care: a systematic review
• Language bias in systematic reviews: you only get out what you put in
• Prognostic models for newly‐diagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in adults: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
• At what times during infection is SARS-CoV-2 detectable and no longer detectable using RT-PCR based tests? A systematic review of individual participant data
• Cannabidiol for adjuvant treatment of seizures associated with Lennox–Gastaut Syndrome and Dravet Syndrome: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal
• European Society of ColoProctology: guideline for haemorrhoidal disease
• Fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant for treating recurrent non-infectious uveitis: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal
• What tests could potentially be used for the screening, diagnosis and monitoring of COVID-19 and what are their advantages and disadvantages? [Internet]
• Prediction models for diagnosis and prognosis of covid-19 infection: systematic review and critical appraisal
• A systematic literature review looking for the definition of treatment burden
• Response to comment on "Fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant for treating recurrent non-infectious uveitis: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal"
• Durvalumab for the treatment of locally advanced, unresectable, stage III non‑small cell lung cancer: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal
• The impact of interpregnancy weight change on perinatal outcomes in women and their children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Transarterial (chemo)embolisation versus no intervention or placebo for liver metastases
• Percutaneous ethanol injection for liver metastases
• Systematic review and network meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of lidocaine 700 mg medicated plaster vs. pregabalin
• Systematic review and network meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of lidocaine 700 mg medicated plaster vs. pregabalin
• Systematic review of the efficacy and safety of 5% lidocaine-medicated plaster vs. pregabalin. PMU6
• The quality of systematic reviews (SRs) of rare diseases
• How many systematic reviews that fail to meet the reporting requirements of PRISMA are being published?
• Kudzu for alcohol addiction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
• Massage for pain: an overview of systematic reviews
• Physical activity/exercise for health outcomes: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews
• Building more robust search strategies in Cochrane systematic reviews (CSR): towards improving inter-information specialists’ agreement
• The challenges of searching for evidence to produce evidence-based patient decision aids
• Effect of DNA damage response mutations on prostate cancer prognosis: a systematic review
• Pembrolizumab for treating relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal
• The sensitivity and specificity of the mannitol bronchial challenge test to identify asthma in different populations: a systematic review
• The effect of supervised exercise, home based exercise and endovascular revascularisation on physical activity in patients with intermittent claudication: a network meta-analysis
• Effectiveness of digital education on communication skills among medical students: Systematic review and meta-analysis by the digital health education collaboration
• Sarcopenia and ovarian cancer survival: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Obinutuzumab in combination with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced follicular lymphoma: an Evidence Review Group evaluation of the NICE single technology appraisal
• The effect of exercise therapy combined with psychological therapy on physical activity and quality of life in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy: a systematic review
• A systematic review of the prevalence of DNA damage response gene mutations in prostate cancer
• Taking account of tumour heterogeneity in systematic reviews. Paper presented at EBMLive 2019; 15-17 Jul 2019; Oxford
• A systematic review of the international prevalence of BRCA mutation in breast cancer
• Cryotherapy for liver metastases
• Making SDM a reality: methods for large-scale production of evidence-based patient decision aids
• Covering meta-analysis and systematic reviews: a crash course
• A systematic review of direct cardiovascular event costs: an international perspective
• Arsenic trioxide for treating acute promyelocytic leukaemia: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal
• Systematic reviews and superpowers: harnessing Information Professionals’ unique skills to improve the conduct and reporting of systematic reviews
• Risk of bias of systematic reviews connected to journal impact factor?
• Nivolumab for treating metastatic or unresectable urothelial cancer: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal
• Offline digital education for postregistration health professions: systematic review and meta-analysis by the digital health education collaboration
• Cost-conscious high-quality care and guideline development education: a strange contradiction or simple solution?
• Effectiveness of primary care interventions using a biopsychosocial approach in chronic low back pain: a systematic review
• Prevention of cervical cancer: guideline of the DGGG and the DKG (S3 Level, AWMF register number 015/027OL, December 2017) - Part 1 with introduction, screening and the pathology of cervical dysplasia
• Prevention of cervical cancer: guideline of the DGGG and the DKG (S3 Level, AWMF register number 015/027OL, December 2017) - Part 2 on triage, treatment and follow-up
• Ribociclib with an aromatase inhibitor for previously untreated, HR-Positive, HER2-Negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal
• European Society of ColoProctology (ESCP): guideline for haemorrhoidal disease [Internet]
• PROBAST: a tool to assess the risk of bias and applicability of prediction model studies
• PROBAST: a tool to assess risk of bias and applicability of prediction model studies: explanation and elaboration
• Searching Embase and MEDLINE by using only major descriptors or title and abstract fields: a prospective exploratory study
• A systematic approach to searching: an efficient and complete method to develop literature searches
• An international systematic review (SR) of breast cancer (BC) BRCA mutation (BRCAm) prevalence. Paper presented at 43rd ESMO Congress (ESMO 2018); 19-23 Oct 2018; Munich: Germany
• PROBAST: a 'Risk of bias' tool for prediction modelling studies
• Bringing a systematic element to complex focussed literature reviews
• Systematic reviews of prognostic studies II: 'Risk of bias' assessment in systematic reviews of prognostic studies
• Clinical experts are an important resource in systematic reviews of the epidemiology of rare diseases
• ROBIS: guida all'uso
• ROBIS: strumento per valutare il rischio di bias nelle revisioni sistematiche
• Risk scores to guide referral decisions for people with suspected ovarian cancer in secondary care: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis
• Ixekizumab for treating moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal
• Reporting of systematic review search methods: assessing common pitfalls using the ROBIS (Risk of Bias) Tool and how to avoid them. [Workshop]
• Assessment of systematic review search methods for risk of bias: common inadequacies and errors in the conduct and reporting of search strategies
• Clinically inappropriate post hoc exclusion of study participants from test accuracy calculations: the ROMA score, an example from a recent NICE diagnostic assessment
• How information specialists & librarians can contribute to improving systematic review quality & minimise research waste
• Patient- and tumor-related predictors of chemotherapy intolerance in older patients with cancer: a systematic review
• What's up, doc? The latest news on finding reviews
• Ticagrelor for secondary prevention of atherothrombotic events after myocardial infarction: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal
• Towards a core outcome set for hemorrhoidal disease: a systematic review of outcomes reported in literature
• Towards a core outcome set for hemorrhoidal disease: a systematic review of outcomes reported in literature
• Preconception risk assessment for thalassaemia, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease
• Trifluridine-tipiracil for previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer: an evidence review group perspective of a nice single technology appraisal
• Pomalidomide with dexamethasone for treating relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma previously treated with lenalidomide and bortezomib: an Evidence Review Group perspective of an NICE single technology appraisal
• Optimal database combinations for literature searches in systematic reviews: a prospective exploratory study
• Patient expectations for management of chronic non-cancer pain: a systematic review
• Ramucirumab for treating advanced gastric cancer or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma previously treated with chemotherapy: an Evidence Review Group perspective of a NICE Single Technology Appraisal
• Evaluation of a new method for librarian-mediated literature searches for systematic reviews
• Evaluation of a new method for librarian-mediated literature searches for systematic reviews
• Faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) can help to rule out colorectal cancer in patients presenting in primary care with lower abdominal symptoms: a systematic review conducted to inform new NICE DG30 diagnostic guidance
• A proposed framework for developing quality assessment tools
• Systematic review and network meta-analysis on the efficacy of evolocumab and other therapies for the management of lipid levels in hyperlipidemia
• Response to "Phrase truncation in PubMed searches"
• Systematic reviews assessed as high risk of bias due to avoidable failures in searching: analysis of a data set of critically appraised systematic reviews
• Assessing systematic review search methods for risk of bias (RoB): how to spot common inadequacies and errors in the conduct and reporting of search strategies. [Workshop]
• Systematic review of cure rates in incontinence - role of clinical experts
• Systematic reviews of prognostic studies III: PROBAST – A risk-of-bias tool for systematic reviews of prediction-modelling studies
• Challenges of conducting a systematic review on the prevalence of rare diseases
• Unnecessary pooling of heterogeneous data: analysis of a sample of systematic reviews
• Systematic reviews assessed as high risk of bias due to avoidable failures in searching: analysis of a data set of critically appraised systematic reviews
• PROBAST - A risk-of-bias tool for prediction-modelling studies
• A proposed framework for developing quality-assessment tools
• Review of quality-assessment tools in systematic reviews of cost-effectiveness analyses. Are checklists fit for purpose?
• Author instructions of haematology and oncology journals: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study
• Searching for systematic reviews: how easy are they to identify in biomedical databases?
• Cost-effectiveness analysis of new generation coronary CT scanners for difficult-to-image patients
• Comparison of methodology in MTCs of treatments for multiple sclerosis
• Using major thesaurus terms or title and abstract only terms in embase and medline search strategies for systematic reviews: the probability of losing relevant references
• Response to letter to the editor regarding "Abiraterone acetate for the treatment of chemotherapy-naïve metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: an evidence review group perspective of a NICE single technology appraisal"
• Searching major descriptors or words only in titles and abstracts: likelihood of losing relevant references in systematic reviews (SRS)
• Guidance in author instructions of hematology and oncology journals: a cross sectional and longitudinal study
• A Bayesian random effects mixed treatment comparison of daclizumab versus other disease modifying treatments for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Paper presented at 69th American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting; 22-28 Apr 2017; Boston: United States
• The burden, epidemiology, costs and treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy: an evidence review
• Evaluation of NIHR investment in Cochrane infrastructure and systematic reviews [Internet]
• Feasibility and effect of home-based therapy programmes for children with cerebral palsy: a protocol for a systematic review
• Can incontinence be cured? A systematic review of cure rates
• Abiraterone acetate for the treatment of chemotherapy-naïve metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: an evidence review group perspective of an NICE single technology appraisal
• A systematic review to assess adherence and persistence with statins
• How to prepare a systematic review of economic evaluations for informing evidence-based healthcare decisions: a five-step approach (part 1/3)
• How to prepare a systematic review of economic evaluations for clinical practice guidelines: database selection and search strategy development (part 2/3)
• Not all Cochrane reviews are good quality systematic reviews. Paper presented at ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress; 29 Oct-2 Nov 2016; Vienna: Austria
• A systematic review of cardiovascular outcomes-based cost-effectiveness analyses of lipid-lowering therapies
• The predictive value of haemodynamic parameters for outcome of deep venous reconstructions in patients with chronic deep vein obstruction - A systematic review
• Comparative effectiveness of biologics for the management of rheumatoid arthritis: systematic review and network meta-analysis
• Supplementary searches of PubMed to improve currency of MEDLINE and MEDLINE In-Process searches via Ovid
• ImmunoCAP® ISAC and Microtest for multiplex allergen testing in people with difficult to manage allergic disease: a systematic review and cost analysis
• Faecal immunochemical tests to triage patients with lower abdominal symptoms for suspected colorectal cancer referrals in primary care: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis
• The influence of chemotherapy-associated sinusoidal dilatation on short-term outcome after partial hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases: a systematic review with meta-analysis
• [Algorithm for choosing the study design in systematic reviews]
• Epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia and implications for vaccination of children living in developing and newly industrialized countries: a systematic literature review
• Finding systematic reviews on pain: building the KSR Pain Evidence database
• Accuracy of FENO for diagnosing asthma: a systematic review
• Is it possible to focus EMTREE without loss of sensitivity when searching Embase for systematic reviews? Analysis of Cochrane reviews and HTA reports
• Supplementary searches of PubMed to improve currency of MEDLINE (Ovid) searches for systematic reviews: time taken for a record to move to MEDLINE
• Developing a database of critically appraised systematic reviews in the field of pain management
• Librarian-mediated literature searches for systematic reviews at Erasmus MC: much faster but with equal quality
• The added value of multiple databases in searching for systematic reviews: a prospective study
• Relationship between changes in coronary atherosclerotic plaque burden measured by intravascular ultrasound and cardiovascular disease outcomes: a systematic literature review
• Epidemiology of otitis media in children from developing countries: a systematic review
• The relationship between Lp(a) and CVD outcomes: a systematic review
• Integrated sensor-augmented pump therapy system [the MiniMed® Paradigm™ Veo system and the Vibe™ and G4® PLATINUM CGM (continuous glucose monitoring) system] for managing blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and economic evaluation
• Bias in dissemination of clinical research findings: structured OPEN framework of what, who and why, based on literature review and expert consensus
• Prognostic models for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: an exemplar systematic review and meta‐analysis
• Lenalidomide for the treatment of low- or intermediate-1-risk myelodysplastic syndromes associated with deletion 5q cytogenetic abnormality: an evidence review of the NICE submission from Celgene
• ROBIS: a new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed
• Sustainability of professionals' adherence to clinical practice guidelines in medical care: a systematic review
• Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in patients with heart failure: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials between 1999 and 2013
• STARD 2015: an updated list of essential items for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies
• Enhanced recovery pathways in abdominal gynecologic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Procalcitonin testing to guide antibiotic therapy for the treatment of sepsis in intensive care settings and for suspected bacterial infection in emergency department settings: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis
• Medical use of cannabinoids--reply
• PROBAST: prediction model risk of bias assessment tool
• PROBAST: a risk of bias tool for prediction modelling studies
• Supplementary searches of PubMed to improve currency of MEDLINE and MEDLINE In-Process searches via Ovid: evidence from practice
• Plenary II. Information overload: are we part of the problem or part of the solution?
• Type-1-diabetes: the problems associated with comparing Integrated Sensor-Augmented Pump Therapy systems for managing blood glucose levels with multiple daily injections
• Effect sizes reported in randomized and non-randomized controlled trials
• Development of an algorithm for choosing study designs
• Finding systematic reviews on pain: building the KSR Pain Evidence database
• Is it possible to focus EMTREE without loss of sensitivity when searching Embase for systematic reviews? Evidence from practice
• Introducing KSR Evidence: developing a database of critically appraised systematic reviews in the field of pain relief
• What dissemination bias really means and how we can tackle it
• Editorial policies of hematology and oncology journals: a cross-sectional study of author instructions
• Development of an algorithm to provide awareness in choosing study designs for inclusion in systematic reviews of healthcare interventions: a method study
• Preconception risk assessment for thalassaemia, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease
• A systematic review of randomised controlled trials of radiotherapy for localised prostate cancer
• Viscoelastic point-of-care testing to assist with the diagnosis, management and monitoring of haemostasis: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis
• Cannabinoids for medical use: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• High-sensitivity troponin assays for the early rule-out or diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in people with acute chest pain: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis
• The continuing story of the cost-effectiveness of photoselective vaporization of the prostate versus transuretheral resection of the prostate for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic obstruction
• Systematic review and mixed treatment comparison of intravitreal aflibercept with other therapies for diabetic macular edema (DME)
• Evidence-informed recommendations to reduce dissemination bias in clinical research: conclusions from the OPEN (Overcome failure to Publish nEgative fiNdings) project based on an international consensus meeting
• The delivery of chemotherapy at home: an evidence synthesis
• A systematic review found no consistent difference in effect between more and less intensive placebo interventions
• Use of GRADE for assessment of evidence about prognosis: rating confidence in estimates of event rates in broad categories of patients
• The role of PET and PET-CT scanning in assessing response to neoadjuvant therapy in esophageal carcinoma: a systematic review
• The use of fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair for juxtarenal and thoracoabdominal aneurysms: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis
• KRAS mutation testing of tumours in adults with metastatic colorectal cancer: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis
• Dose efficiency of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for the treatment of patients with chemotherapy-induced anemia: a systematic review
• Dose efficiency of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for the treatment of patients with chemotherapy-induced anemia: a systematic review
• Systematic review of the use of bone turnover markers for monitoring the response to osteoporosis treatment: the secondary prevention of fractures, and primary prevention of fractures in high-risk groups
• A systematic review of the prevalence of Morquio A syndrome: challenges for study reporting in rare diseases
• Using multiple types of studies in systematic reviews of health care interventions: a systematic review
• SeHCAT [tauroselcholic (selenium-75) acid] for the investigation of bile acid malabsorption and measurement of bile acid pool loss: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis
• Differential effectiveness of placebo treatments: a systematic review of migraine prophylaxis
• Healthy aging in relation to chronic pain and quality of life in Europe
• Microwave coagulation for liver metastases
• A systematic review classifies sources of bias and variation in diagnostic test accuracy studies
• Diagnostic performance of coronary CT angiography. Response
• Rapid fetal fibronectin testing to predict preterm birth in women with symptoms of premature labour: a systematic review and cost analysis
• Ruxolitinib for the treatment of myelofibrosis: a NICE single technology appraisal
• A simple regression model for network meta-analysis
• Interventions for reducing alcohol consumption among general hospital inpatient heavy alcohol users: a systematic review
• Transarterial (chemo)embolisation versus other nonsurgical ablation methods for liver metastases
• Cryotherapy for liver metastases
• Percutaneous ethanol injection for liver metastases
• Golimumab for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis: a NICE Single Technology Appraisal
• Systematic review of the accuracy of dual-source cardiac CT for detection of arterial stenosis in difficult to image patient groups
• Garlic for peripheral arterial occlusive disease
• Contrast-enhanced ultrasound using SonoVue(R) (sulphur hexafluoride microbubbles) compared with contrast-enhanced computed tomography and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for the characterisation of focal liver lesions and detection of liver metastases: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis
• A systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis of specialist services and adrenaline auto-injectors in anaphylaxis
• All nations depend on the global knowledge pool: analysis of country of origin of studies used for health technology assessments in Germany
• Interventions for alcohol and drug problems in outpatient settings: a systematic review
• A systematic review and economic evaluation of new-generation computed tomography scanners for imaging in coronary artery disease and congenital heart disease: Somatom Definition Flash, Aquilion ONE, Brilliance iCT and Discovery CT750 HD
• Defining publication bias: protocol for a systematic review of highly cited articles and proposal for a new framework
• What is a rapid review? A methodological exploration of rapid reviews in Health Technology Assessments
• [Assessment and referral after emergency treatment in suspected anaphylactic reaction: summary of the NICE guideline]
• Systematic review and meta-analysis of middle cerebral artery Doppler to predict perinatal wellbeing
• Cost effectiveness of tirofiban in acute coronary syndrome
• Cost effectiveness analysis of a specialist service and adrenaline injectors in anaphylaxis
• Impact of Cochrane reviews on health technology assessments
• Chronic diseases in the European union: the prevalence and health cost implications of chronic pain
• Evaluation of the internal validity of guideline recommendations
• Evidence-based assessment of PET in Germany
• Barriers and opportunities for evidence-based health service planning: the example of developing a Decision Analytic Model to plan services for sexually transmitted infections in the UK
• Systematic review of lapatinib in combination with letrozole compared with other first-line treatments for hormone receptor positive(HR+) and HER2+ advanced or metastatic breast cancer(MBC)
• Systematic review of adverse events of buprenorphine patch versus fentanyl patch in patients with chronic moderate-to-severe pain
• Comment on "Integrated FDG-PET-CT: its role in the assessment of bone and soft tissue tumors" (Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2010 Jul; 130(7):819-27)
• Epidemiology of chronic pain in Denmark and Sweden
• Systematic review of efficacy and safety of buprenorphine versus fentanyl or morphine in patients with chronic moderate to severe pain
• [Assessment and referral after emergency treatment in suspected anaphylactic reaction: summary of the NICE guideline]
• EOS 2D/3D X-ray imaging system: a systematic review and economic evaluation
• F-18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) and PET/computed tomography imaging in primary staging of patients with malignant melanoma: a systematic review
• Treatment with tirofiban for acute coronary syndrome (ACS): a systematic review and network analysis
• Inclusion of methodological filters in searches for diagnostic test accuracy studies misses relevant studies - reply
• Assessment and referral after emergency treatment of a suspected anaphylactic episode: summary of NICE guidance
• Systematic review and meta-analysis of the value of clinical features to exclude radiographic pneumonia in febrile neutropenic episodes in children and young people
• Systematic review of tapentadol in chronic severe pain
• Editorial policies of hematology and oncology journals: an analysis of author instructions
• What is a rapid review?
• QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies
• Applicability of diagnostic studies - statistics, bias and estimates of diagnostic accuracy
• Interventions for alcohol-related offending by women: a systematic review
• Can morphine still be considered to be the standard for treating chronic pain? A systematic review including pair-wise and network meta-analyses
• Trastuzumab for the treatment of HER2-positive metastatic adenocarcinoma of the stomach or gastro-oesophageal junction
• Inclusion of methodological filters in searches for diagnostic test accuracy studies misses relevant studies
• Distribution of country of origin in studies used in cochrane reviews
• Epidemiology of chronic pain and its treatment in the Netherlands
• Growth monitoring for short stature: update of a systematic review and economic model
• Epidemiologie von nicht tumorbedingten chronischen Schmerzen in Deutschland
• Relationship between FEV1 change and patient-reported outcomes in randomised trials of inhaled bronchodilators for stable COPD: a systematic review
• Are pediatric Open Access journals promoting good publication practice? An analysis of author instructions
• Epidemiology of chronic non-cancer pain in Europe: narrative review of prevalence, pain treatments and pain impact
• What's on the web? Health care blogs: finding, creating, examples
• The risk of foot ulceration in people with diabetes screened in community settings: findings from a cohort study
• Assessment of risk of bias in prognostic studies.
• Can complementary medicine be based on evidence?
• 5% lidocaine-medicated plaster vs other relevant interventions and placebo for post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN): a systematic review
• Fetal umbilical artery Doppler to predict compromise of fetal/neonatal wellbeing in a high-risk population: systematic review and bivariate meta-analysis
• Systematic review and meta-analysis of the test accuracy of ductus venosus Doppler to predict compromise of fetal/neonatal wellbeing in high risk pregnancies with placental insufficiency
• Systematic review of aromatase inhibitors in the first-line treatment for hormone sensitive advanced or metastatic breast cancer
• Ethical issues in engineering models: an operations researcher's reflections
• 5% lidocaine medicated plaster in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN): a systematic review
• Editorial policies of pediatric journals: survey of instructions for authors
• Effectiveness of early in comparison to late(r) treatment in children with amblyopia or its risk factors: a systematic review
• Hearing screening in newborns: systematic review of accuracy, effectiveness, and effects of interventions after screening
• Systematic Review of topotecan (Hycamtin) in relapsed small cell lung cancer
• Effectiveness of screening preschool children for amblyopia: a systematic review
• Colour vision testing for diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review of diagnostic accuracy and economic evaluation
• A systematic review of continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome
• Diagnostic accuracy of vision screening tests for the detection of amblyopia and its risk factors: a systematic review
• Blunted nocturnal fall in blood pressure in isolated clinical hypertension
• Antiviral drugs for the treatment of influenza: a systematic review and economic evaluation
• Randomised preference trial of medical versus surgical termination of pregnancy less than 14 weeks' gestation (TOPS)
• Quality of randomised trials in COPD
• Editorial policies of pediatric journals: a survey of instructions for authors
• Can decision making in general surgery be based on evidence? An empirical study of Cochrane Reviews
• Smoking cessation interventions in COPD: a network meta-analysis of randomised trials
• Prescription of anti-influenza drugs for healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate healthcare interventions: explanation and elaboration
• Systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinical safety and tolerability of ibuprofen compared with paracetamol in paediatric pain and fever
• Surgical treatments for men with benign prostatic enlargement: cost effectiveness study
• The effectiveness and safety of proton radiation therapy for indications of the eye : a systematic review
• Neue Wege in der Notfallausbildung von Medizinstudierenden – Evaluation eines multizentrischen, studentisch geleiteten Kurskonzepts
• Testing our understanding of tests
• Protocol for the ProFHER (PROximal Fracture of the Humerus: Evaluation by Randomisation) trial: a pragmatic multi-centre randomised controlled trial of surgical versus non-surgical treatment for proximal fracture of the humerus in adults
• Inhaled drugs to reduce exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a network meta-analysis
• Continuous positive airway pressure devices for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome: a systematic review and economic analysis
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Reference types

• Conference
• Journal Article
• Report

Publication authors

• Armstrong, N.
• Kleijnen, J.
• McDermott, K.
• Noake, C.
• O'Meara, S.
• Posadzki, P.
• Stirk, L.
• Westwood, M.
• Wolff, R.