Meta‐analyses aim to provide a full and comprehensive summary of related studies which
have addressed a similar question. When the studies involve time to event (survival‐type) …

Objective: To review the effectiveness of nutritional interventions to prevent maternal
morbidity. Methods: This is an overview of systematic reviews and individual randomized …

For a meta-analysis to give definitive information, it should meet at least the minimum
standards that would be expected of a well-designed, adequately powered, and carefully …

" The authors examine the emerging concept of iatrogenic illness in the context of historical
developments in medical science, practice and legislation, particularly in the United States …

OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of prophylactic medical
intervention in reducing the incidence of cystoid macular edema (CME) and the …

This article argues for the adoption of an evidence-based approach to decision-making in
child protection. Such a change hinges upon the availability of good quality, up-to-date …

The years from the early 1960s to the late 1980s in the United States represent a unique era
in the history of public policy experimentation. During these years a number of social …

Few kinds of technology have had as broad an impact on the recent affairs of humanity as
have information technologies. The appearance and rapid spread in the past several years …

Objective.—In the present era of cost containment, physicians need reliable data about
specific interventions. The objectives of this study were to assist practitioners in …

In 1979, Prof Archie Cochrane challengedthe medical profession to produce a critical
summary of randomized controlled clinical trials according to specialty, which should be …