Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a critical public health and socio-economic
problem throughout the world, making epidemiological monitoring of incidence, prevalence …

Background To develop preventive strategies addressing peri‐implant diseases, a thorough
understanding of the epidemiology is required. Aim The aim was to systematically assess …

Revisões sistemáticas e meta-análises se tornaram extremamente importantes na
assistência à saúde. Clínicos as leem para se manterem atualizados em suas áreas, 1, 2 e …

The TRIPOD (Transparent Reporting of a multivariable prediction model for Individual
Prognosis Or Diagnosis) Statement includes a 22-item checklist, which aims to improve the …

Importance Amyloid-β positron emission tomography (PET) imaging allows in vivo detection
of fibrillar plaques, a core neuropathological feature of Alzheimer disease (AD). Its …

Background Although deviations in intraoperative blood pressure are assumed to be
associated with postoperative mortality, critical blood pressure thresholds remain undefined …

Background Antimicrobial self-medication is common in most low and middle income
countries (LMICs). However there has been no systematic review on non-prescription …

Importance Cerebral amyloid-β aggregation is an early pathological event in Alzheimer
disease (AD), starting decades before dementia onset. Estimates of the prevalence of …

Background Despite the increasing popularity of the theory of change (ToC) approach, little
is known about the extent to which ToC has been used in the design and evaluation of …

Routinely collected health data, obtained for administrative and clinical purposes without
specific a priori research goals, are increasingly used for research. The rapid evolution and …