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It is time to improve the quality of service standards using evidence-based practice

With the social and economic development, governments and industries increasingly recognise service standards as essential tools for delivering efficient and consensus-based solutions.1 Service ...
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Advancing the ‘Choosing Wisely’ campaign to reduce low-value care in China

Jay Pan and colleagues stress that reducing low-value medical services and enhancing healthcare quality must be an urgent priority in China; advancing the Choosing Wisely initiative represents a ...
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Clinical expertise in the era of evidence-based medicine and patient choice

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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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Gender and geographical bias in the editorial decision-making process of biomedical journals: a case-control study

Objectives To assess whether the gender (primary) and geographical affiliation (post-hoc) of the first and/or last authors are associated with publication decisions after peer review. Design ...
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Patient-reported outcomes and acupuncture-related adverse events are overlooked in acupuncture randomised controlled trials: a cross-sectional meta-epidemiological study ...
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Dietary Recommendations for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: an Evidence-Free Zone

We have evaluated dietary recommendations for people diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), a genetic condition in which increased low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is ...
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30 Applying a threshold controlled trial in order to assess the external validity of randomized controlled trials and to optimize the selection of patients for treatment to ...

Objectives Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the ‘gold standard’ method used to assess the efficacy of treatments. However, patients may be reluctant to be subjected to another RCT once efficacy ...
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Trivalent and quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine in adults aged 60 and older: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Objectives To compare the efficacy of influenza vaccines of any valency for adults 60 years and older. Design and setting Systematic review with network meta-analysis (NMA) of randomised controlled ...
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Reducing low value care: opportunities and challenges for Choosing Wisely campaigns

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Treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures using orthosis versus no orthosis

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Of studies, syntheses, synopses, and systems: the “4S” evolution of services for finding current best evidence

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