Journal of evidence-based medicine

Rui N.
PMID: 21349011
J Evid Based Med. 2009 Aug;2(3):164-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-5391.2009.01032.x.

OBJECTIVE: To review and synthesize evidence about academic and non-academic effects of detracking reform.METHODS: Fifteen studies conducted from 1972 to 2006 were located and reviewed, including 4 experimental studies, 2 quasi-experimental studies, 7 observational studies, and 2 qualitative studies....

PloS one

Song F, Loke Y, Hooper L.
PMID: 25335091
PLoS One. 2014 Oct 15;9(10):e110418. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110418. eCollection 2014.

OBJECTIVE: About half of medical and health-related studies are not published. We conducted a systematic review of reports on reasons given by investigators for not publishing their studies in peer-reviewed journals.METHODS: MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and SCOPUS (until 13/09/2013), and...

Industrial health

Homaie Rad E, Rashidian A, Arab M, Souri A.
PMID: 28484145
Ind Health. 2017 Aug 08;55(4):306-313. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2017-0010. Epub 2017 May 09.

The main aim of this study was to estimate the effects of poor health and low income on early retirement. For this purpose systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted. Web of Science, PUBMED and Scopus databases were searched systematically....

Nutrition reviews

Mita G, Ni Mhurchu C, Jull A.
PMID: 26946250
Nutr Rev. 2016 Apr;74(4):237-47. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuv106. Epub 2016 Mar 05.

OBJECTIVE: The primary aim of the current study was to synthesize evidence of the effect of social media use compared with no social media use as part of interventions to reduce risk factors for noncommunicable diseases.DATA SOURCES: Databases were...

Psychological reports

Lee S, Moon SI, Feeley TH.
PMID: 27173850
Psychol Rep. 2016 Jun;118(3):748-71. doi: 10.1177/0033294116647690. Epub 2016 May 11.

The legitimization of paltry favors compliance-gaining technique involves a phrase that validates a very small amount of requested aid. A random-effects meta-analysis was conducted to examine the effectiveness of the legitimization of paltry favors technique on the compliance rate,...

Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine

Zhong S, Ma T, Chen L, Chen W, Lv M, Zhang X, Zhao J.
PMID: 26213983
Clin J Sport Med. 2016 May;26(3):173-81. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000219.

OBJECTIVE: Previous studies concerning the association between physical activity (PA) and risk of lung cancer yielded mixed results. We investigated the association by performing a meta-analysis.DATA SOURCES: Relevant studies were identified by searching PubMed and EMBASE to January 2014....

The Indian journal of medical research

Thomas BE, Adinarayanan S, Manogaran C, Swaminathan S.
PMID: 26139779
Indian J Med Res. 2015 May;141(5):614-23. doi: 10.4103/0971-5916.159545.

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: There has been limited investigation on the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in tribal communities in India, a vulnerable section of Indian society. The lack of a population-based estimate prompted us to conduct a meta-analysis of existing...

General hospital psychiatry

Stubbs B, Gaughran F, Mitchell AJ, De Hert M, Farmer R, Soundy A, Rosenbaum S, Vancampfort D.
PMID: 25666994
Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2015 Mar-Apr;37(2):126-33. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2015.01.004. Epub 2015 Jan 15.

BACKGROUND: People with schizophrenia experience increased rates of osteoporosis and may be at heightened risk of fractures. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate fractures among people with schizophrenia compared to people without mental illness.METHOD: We systematically...

PloS one

Castro-Avila AC, Serón P, Fan E, Gaete M, Mickan S.
PMID: 26132803
PLoS One. 2015 Jul 01;10(7):e0130722. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130722. eCollection 2015.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Critically ill survivors may have functional impairments even five years after hospital discharge. To date there are four systematic reviews suggesting a beneficial impact for mobilisation in mechanically ventilated and intensive care unit (ICU) patients, however...

Social work in public health

Maleku A, Aguirre RT.
PMID: 25144698
Soc Work Public Health. 2014;29(6):561-80. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2014.893417.

Immigrant groups comprise a large segment of ethnic minorities in the United States. Although the literature is rich with strategies to deliver culturally and linguistically appropriate services to eliminate health inequities, studies addressing cultural competence from the immigrant's perspective...

Archives of oral biology

Guo H, Wang T, Niu X, Wang H, Yang W, Qiu J, Yang L.
PMID: 29149621
Arch Oral Biol. 2018 Feb;86:18-34. doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2017.11.004. Epub 2017 Nov 11.

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review was performed to determine the risk factors related to bruxism in children.DESIGN: This systematic review was conducted with reporting in agreement to the PRISMA statement and according to guidelines from the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic...

Journal of counseling psychology

Oh J, Stewart AE, Phelps RE.
PMID: 29154573
J Couns Psychol. 2017 Nov;64(6):604-615. doi: 10.1037/cou0000218.

Historical trends in a scientific field should be apparent in the changing content of journal articles over time. Using a topic modeling approach, a statistical method for quantifying the thematic content of text, 70 topics were extracted from the...