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Efficacy of smartphone apps used alone or with traditional interventions for smoking cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives To assess the efficacy of smartphone apps for smoking cessation (SC) used alone or combined with traditional interventions, and to determine whether apps based on psychological-behavioural ...
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Reducing the environmental impact of healthcare to improve health, sustainability and equity

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Overdiagnosis: what it is and what it isn’t

Correspondence to Professor John Brodersen, Centre of Research & Education in General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences, Copenhagen 1014, ...
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Framework for the synthesis of non-randomised studies and randomised controlled trials: a guidance on conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis for healthcare decision ...

Introduction: High-quality randomised controlled trials (RCTs) provide the most reliable evidence on the comparative efficacy of new medicines. However, non-randomised studies (NRS) are increasingly ...
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181 The work of shared decision-making: a systematic review

6 Division of Health Care Delivery Research, Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Rochester, USA 7 Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and ...
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C reactive protein testing to guide antibiotic therapy for COPD exacerbations

Correspondence to Dr Annette Pluddemann, Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK; annette.pluddemann{at}phc.ox.ac.uk EBM Verdict on: C-reactive protein ...
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121 Systematic review of learning theories in patient education

3 University of Utah College of Educational Psychology 1721 Campus Center Drive Saec, 3220 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84109 4 University of Utah School of Medicine 375 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 ...
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264 A new measure informed decision making in cancer screening: the Amsterdam IDM scale

1 Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 The ...
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Methylphenidate denied access to WHO’s list of essential medicines for the third time

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 3%–5% of children and about 2.5% of adults, though prevalence varies ...
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Registration of health and medical research

Registration of health and medical research is an effective way of improving the transparency and credibility of evidence. Registration involves pre-specifying the research objectives, design, methods ...
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Rapid access to innovative medicinal products while ensuring relevant health technology assessment. Position of the French National Authority for Health

Correspondence to Doctor Antoine Vanier, Health Technology Assessment Department, Haute Autorité de Santé, La Plaine Saint-Denis, 93210, France; a.vanier{at}has-sante.fr In France, decisions for ...