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79 The impact of orthodontic treatment regulation in the german public health sector on the overuse of orthodontic services

Objectives The provision of orthodontic (dental) care is part of the German Public Health sector comprising 90% of German population. The current regulations for the provision of orthodontic care in ...
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Understanding of research results, evidence summaries and their applicability—not critical appraisal—are core skills of medical curriculum

Correspondence to Professor Kari A O Tikkinen, Department of Urology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki 00290, Finland; kari.tikkinen{at}helsinki.fi To practice high quality healthcare, ...
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The Pandora’s Box of Evidence Synthesis and the case for a living Evidence Synthesis Taxonomy

Correspondence to Dr Zachary Munn, JBI, The University of Adelaide Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; zachary.munn{at}adelaide.edu.au We are concerned about ...
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Readers’ attention to shorter versus longer abstracts of systematic reviews: a randomised controlled trial

Objectives First, investigate whether a long compared with a short abstract decreases readers’ attention. Second, investigate ...
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Over 1000 terms have been used to describe evidence synthesis: a scoping review

Objective To inform the development of an evidence synthesis taxonomy, we aimed to identify and examine all classification ...
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Mind the gaps between patient experiences and their expectations about outcomes

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Correction: Curcumin and proton pump inhibitors for functional dyspepsia: a randomised, double blind controlled trial (12 June, 2024) Free ...
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Making sustainable healthcare decisions: three turns towards sustainable guidelines

Correspondence to Dr Sietse Wieringa, Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; c.h.s.wieringa{at}medisin.uio.no Over time, an international consensus on ‘best ...
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Cancer screening attendance rates in transgender and gender-diverse patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives To examine disparities in attendance rates at cancer screening services between transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people in comparison with their cisgender (CG) counterparts, and to ...
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Of studies, syntheses, synopses, and systems: the “4S” evolution of services for finding current best evidence

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14 Overdiagnosis of pneumonia leading to unnecessary antibiotic use in bronchiolitis

Objectives Bronchiolitis is the commonest reason for hospital admission in infants in the first year of life. 1 Bronchiolitis, a viral chest infection, is a clinical diagnosis with no effective ...
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Using Risk of Bias 2 to assess results from randomised controlled trials: guidance from Cochrane

Correspondence to Dr Kerry Dwan, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK; Kerry.dwan{at}york.ac.uk A systematic review identifies, appraises and synthesises all the ...