Global, regional, and national prevalence, incidence, and disability-adjusted life years for oral conditions for 195 countries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the …

NJ Kassebaum, AGC Smith, E Bernabé… - Journal of dental …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The Global Burden of Disease 2015 study aims to use all available data of sufficient quality
to generate reliable and valid prevalence, incidence, and disability-adjusted life year (DALY) …

Prevalence of sarcopenia in the world: a systematic review and meta-analysis of general population studies

G Shafiee, A Keshtkar, A Soltani, Z Ahadi… - Journal of Diabetes & …, 2017 - Springer
Background Sarcopenia, an age-related decline in muscle mass and function, is one of the
most important health problems in elderly with a high rate of adverse outcomes. However …

Epidemiology of uterine fibroids: a systematic review

EA Stewart, CL Cookson, RA Gandolfo… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Uterine fibroids (UF s) are the most common neoplasm affecting women that
can cause significant morbidity and may adversely impact fertility. Objectives To examine UF …

[HTML][HTML] Good practices for real‐world data studies of treatment and/or comparative effectiveness: recommendations from the joint ISPOR‐ISPE Special Task Force on …

ML Berger, H Sox, RJ Willke, DL Brixner, HG Eichler… - Value in Health, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose Real‐world evidence (RWE) includes data from retrospective or prospective
observational studies and observational registries and provides insights beyond those …

Autogenous bone grafts in oral implantology—is it still a “gold standard”? A consecutive review of 279 patients with 456 clinical procedures

A Sakkas, F Wilde, M Heufelder, K Winter… - International journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background This study assessed the clinical outcomes of graft success rate and early
implant survival rate after preprosthetic alveolar ridge reconstruction with autologous bone …

Chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Kirkegård, FV Mortensen… - Official journal of the …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Chronic pancreatitis is a putative risk factor for pancreatic cancer. The aim of this study was
to examine the magnitude and temporality of this association. We searched MEDLINE and …

Job strain as a risk factor for clinical depression: systematic review and meta-analysis with additional individual participant data

IEH Madsen, ST Nyberg, LLM Hanson… - Psychological …, 2017 - cambridge.org
BackgroundAdverse psychosocial working environments characterized by job strain (the
combination of high demands and low control at work) are associated with an increased risk …

Neutrophil elastase activity is associated with exacerbations and lung function decline in bronchiectasis

JD Chalmers, KL Moffitt, G Suarez-Cuartin… - American journal of …, 2017 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Sputum neutrophil elastase and serum desmosine, which is a linked marker of
endogenous elastin degradation, are possible biomarkers of disease severity and …

Preterm Birth Associated With Group B Streptococcus Maternal Colonization Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses

F Bianchi-Jassir, AC Seale… - Clinical Infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Preterm birth complications are the leading cause of deaths among children< 5
years of age. Studies have suggested that group B Streptococcus (GBS) maternal …

Effects of exercise on fitness and health of adults with spinal cord injury: a systematic review

JW van der Scheer, KA Martin Ginis, DS Ditor… - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To synthesize and appraise research testing the effects of exercise interventions
on fitness, cardiometabolic health, and bone health among adults with spinal cord injury …