Missed nursing care is care that is delayed, partially completed, or not completed at all. The
aim of this overview of reviews was to identify the nursing care that is missed, the factors that …

ObjectiveBecause of the pressure for timely, informed decisions in public health and clinical
practice and the explosion of information in the scientific literature, research results must be …

As a leading behavioral risk factor for numerous health outcomes, smoking is a major
ongoing public health challenge. Although evidence on the health effects of smoking has …

Such diverse thinkers as Lao-Tze, Confucius, and US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
have all pointed out that we need to be able to tell the difference between real and assumed …

Despite the many accomplishments of public health, a greater attention to evidence-based
approaches is warranted. This article reviews the concepts of evidence-based public health …

Meta-analyses are becoming increasingly popular, especially in the fields of cardiovascular
disease prevention and treatment. They are often considered to be a reliable source of …

Context Despite increasing awareness about the potential impact of financial conflicts of
interest on biomedical research, no comprehensive synthesis of the body of evidence …

Background: Systematic reviews are often advocated as the best source of evidence to
guide clinical decisions and health care policy, yet we know little about the extent to which …

Systematic literature reviews are widely used as an aid to evidence based decision making.
For example, reviews of randomised controlled trials are regularly used to answer questions …

Background: Although a number of environmental and policy interventions to promote
physical activity are being widely used, there is sparse systematic information on the most …