Browsing by Author "Clark, J."
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25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations and Clostridium difficile Infection: A Meta-Analysis
Furuya-Kanamori, L.; Wangdi, K.; Yakob, L.; McKenzie, S.J.; Doi, S.A.R.; Clark, J.; Paterson, D.L.; Riley, T.V.; Clements, A.C.A.... more authors ... less authors ( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2017 , Article)Background: Well-known risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) are exposure to antibiotics and gastric acid suppressants. Recent studies have provided some evidence of an association between hypovitaminosis ... -
The MethodologicAl STandards for Epidemiological Research (MASTER) scale demonstrated a unified framework for bias assessment
Stone, J.C.; Glass, K.; Clark, J.; Ritskes-Hoitinga, M.; Munn, Z.; Tugwell, P.; Doi, S.A.R.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Inc. , 2021 , Article)Objective: This paper presents a unified framework for assessment of the methodological quality of analytic study designs. Study Design and Setting: A systematic review of 393 methodological quality assessment tools that ... -
Towards a better understanding of self-management interventions in type 2 diabetes: A meta-regression analysis
Othman, M.M.; Khudadad, H.; Dughmosh, R.; Syed, A.; Clark, J.; Furuya-Kanamori, L.; Abou-Samra, A.-B.; Doi, S.A.R.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Aims: Attributes that operationally conceptualize diabetes self-management education (DSME) interventions have never been studied previously to assess their impact on relevant outcomes of interest in people with type 2 ...