PURPOSE We sought to identify and compare studies reporting the prevalence of
multimorbidity and to suggest methodologic aspects to be considered in the conduct of such …

作者单位: 442000 十堰, 湖北医药学院附属太和医院口腔医学中心(曾宪涛, 冷卫东);
浙江大学医学部公共卫生学院流行病与卫生统计学教研室(刘慧); 武汉大学口腔医学院口腔预防 …

Background We investigated the reporting and methods of prediction studies, focusing on
aims, designs, participant selection, outcomes, predictors, statistical power, statistical …

Abstract Background The Reporting Recommendations for Tumor Marker Prognostic
Studies (REMARK) checklist consists of 20 items to report for published tumor marker …

Authors often do not give sufficient information to draw conclusions about the size and
statistical significance of interaction on the additive and multiplicative scales. To improve …

Background Two systematic reviews have evaluated the quality of research and reporting of
observational studies investigating the prevalence of, the incidence of and the risk factors for …

BACKGROUND: The risk factors for mortality following blunt chest wall trauma have neither
been well established or summarised. OBJECTIVE: To summarise the risk factors for …

Background: Studies suggest that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is widely
used in the European Union (EU). We systematically reviewed data, reporting research …

Objective: To carry out a systematic review of the risk factors for, and incidence of, major
depressive episode (MDE) related to antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C. Data Sources …

Case series are a commonly reported study design, but the label “case series” is used
inconsistently and sometimes incorrectly. Mislabeling impairs the appropriate indexing and …