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Core outcomes in gestational diabetes for treatment trials: The Gestational Metabolic Group treatment set
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
, 2021 , Article)
Aims
With the rising number of outcomes being reported following gestational diabetes (GDM), the outcomes in existing studies vary widely making it challenging to compare and contrast the effectiveness of different ...
Pharmacotherapy in COVID-19 patients: a review of ACE2-raising drugs and their clinical safety
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Taylor and Francis Ltd
, 2020 , Article Review)
The COVID-19 pandemic is caused by the severe acute-respiratory-syndrome-coronavirus-2 that uses ACE2 as its receptor. Drugs that raise serum/tissue ACE2 levels include ACE inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin-II receptor ...
25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations and Clostridium difficile Infection: A Meta-Analysis
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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 ...
A review of breast cancer pathology reports in Nigeria
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ecancer Global Foundation
, 2021 , Article Review)
Background: Diagnosis and treatment of cancer rely heavily on imaging, histopathology and molecular information. Incomplete or missing tumour information can hinder the delivery of high-quality care in oncology practice, ...
The effectiveness of targeted relative to empiric prophylaxis on infectious complications after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: a meta-analysis
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Springer Verlag
, 2018 , Article Review)
Purpose: Rectal culture screening for fluoroquinolone (FQ)-resistant Enterobacteriaceae before transrectal ultrasound guided prostate (TRUSPB) biopsy and targeted antibiotic prophylaxis (TAP) may decrease post-TRUSPB ...
Towards a better understanding of self-management interventions in type 2 diabetes: A meta-regression analysis
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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 ...
The Odds Ratio is "portable" across baseline risk but not the Relative Risk: Time to do away with the log link in binomial regression
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2022 , Article)
Objectives: In a recent paper we suggest that the relative risk (RR) be replaced with the odds ratio (OR) as the effect measure of choice in clinical epidemiology. In response, Chu, and colleagues raise several points that ...
Towards a better understanding of self-management interventions in type 2 diabetes: A concept analysis
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2022 , Article)
Objectives: Diabetes self-management educational (DSME) interventions can vary considerably, and it is unclear what is the operational conceptualization of the ideal delivery to individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D). ...
Reply to: Let us not rush back to odds ratios in meta-analysis
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2021 , Article)
[No abstract available]
Consequences of a Great Crisis on Chronic Diseases: How Childhood Exposures May Shape Future Health
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
, 2021 , Article)
[No abstract available]