Background The exact role of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) in patients with
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and underlying liver cirrhosis (LC) is not well defined. In …

Context The prevalence of depressive symptoms among medical students has been found
to be higher than among other students because of their longer studying time, higher …

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have reached a critical point. Their success is solid
and dreadful at the same time. They are widely considered the highest level of evidence …

This systematic analysis aimed to investigate the value of microRNA-21 (miR-21) in
colorectal cancer for multiple purposes, including diagnosis and prognosis, as well as its …

BackgroundThe clinical high-risk (CHR) for psychosis paradigm is changing psychiatric
practice. However, a widespread confounder, ie baseline exposure to antipsychotics (AP) in …

Objective Various statistical methods have been developed to estimate hazard ratios (HRs)
from published Kaplan‐Meier (KM) curves for the purpose of performing meta‐analyses. The …

Background Individual participant data meta-analysis (IPD-MA) is considered the gold
standard for investigating subgroup effects. Frequently used regression-based approaches …

There is a growing expectation, or even requirement, for researchers to deposit a variety of
research data in data repositories as a condition of funding or publication. This expectation …

Although laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) compared to open total gastrectomy (OTG)
has been widely used for advanced gastric cancer patients, its oncologic validity is yet to be …

Background Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a dermatosis which can occur
after successful treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and is a public health problem in VL …