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Meta-analysis in evidence-based healthcare: a paradigm shift away from random effects is overdue.
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University of Adelaide, Joanna Briggs Institute
, 2017 , Article)
Each year up to 20 000 systematic reviews and meta-analyses are published whose results influence healthcare decisions, thus making the robustness and reliability of meta-analytic methods one of the world's top clinical ...
Using a therapeutic companion robot for dementia symptoms in long-term care: reflections from a cluster-RCT.
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Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
, 2017 , Article)
We undertook a cluster-randomised controlled trial exploring the effect of a therapeutic companion robot (PARO) compared to a look-alike plush toy and usual care on dementia symptoms of long-term care residents. Complementing ...
P3. 210 Estimating the antibody prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 among select middle east and north africa populations
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BMJ Publishing Group
, 2017 , Conference Proceedings)
Introduction There are very limited data on herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). We examined the overall and age-specific HSV-2 antibody prevalence among select MENA ...
Initial psychometric testing and validation of the Patient Participation in Pressure Injury Prevention scale
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Wiley
, 2017 , Article)
AIMS:
The aim of this study was to develop the Patient Participation in Pressure Injury Prevention (PPPIP) scale and undertake initial testing of some of its psychometric properties.
BACKGROUND:
Clinical practice ...
Seroprevalence and incidence of hepatitis E virus among blood donors: A review.
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Wiley
, 2017 , Article)
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an RNA virus with 4 main genotypes. HEV-1 and HEV-2 infect solely humans, while HEV-3 and HEV-4 infect humans and various animals such as pigs, deer, and rabbits. HEV-5 and HEV-6 infect mainly ...
Role of nutrition in oral and pharyngeal cancers: From etiology to prevention
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Springer, Cham
, 2017 , Book chapter)
Oral and pharyngeal cancers (OPC) are highly prevalent tumors and rank as the sixth most common neoplasms. Some dietary factors have been linked to increased risk of OPC such as consumption of red meats and saturated fats, ...
Adherence to evidence-based pressure injury prevention guidelines in routine clinical practice: a longitudinal study.
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Wiley
, 2017 , Article)
The aim of this longitudinal study was to describe adherence to evidence-based pressure injury (PI) prevention guidelines in routine clinical practice in Australian hospitals. Data were analysed from four control sites of ...
Prevention of oral cancer
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Springer International Publishing
, 2017 , Book chapter)
Oral cancer has become a major debilitating incidence in both genders alike. Oral cancer, a part of head and neck cancer, is a combination of two types of cancer: oral cavity cancer and oropharyngeal cancer. The most common ...
Two patients with Canavan disease and structural modeling of a novel mutation.
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Springer US
, 2017 , Article)
Canavan disease (CD) is a rare fatal childhood neurological autosomal recessive genetic disease caused by mutations in the ASPA gene, which lead to catalytic deficiency of the ASPA enzyme, which catalyzes the hydrolysis ...
Genotype-phenotype correlation in 18 Egyptian patients with glutaric acidemia type I
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Springer US
, 2017 , Article)
Glutaric acidemia I (GAI) is an autosomal recessive metabolic disease caused by a deficiency of glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase enzyme (GCDH). Patients with GAI are characterized by macrocephaly, acute encephalitis-like crises, ...