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 | George A. WellsUniversity of Ottawa Verified email at ottawaheart.ca Cited by 356919 |
[HTML][HTML] A multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial of transfusion requirements in critical care
Background To determine whether a restrictive strategy of red-cell transfusion and a liberal
strategy produced equivalent results in critically ill patients, we compared the rates of death …
strategy produced equivalent results in critically ill patients, we compared the rates of death …
ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions
Non-randomised studies of the effects of interventions are critical to many areas of healthcare
evaluation, but their results may be biased. It is therefore important to understand and …
evaluation, but their results may be biased. It is therefore important to understand and …
The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the quality of nonrandomised studies in meta-analyses
The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for Assessing the Quality of Nonrandomized Studies in
Meta- Analysis Page 1 The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for Assessing the Quality of …
Meta- Analysis Page 1 The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for Assessing the Quality of …
AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both
The number of published systematic reviews of studies of healthcare interventions has
increased rapidly and these are used extensively for clinical and policy decisions. Systematic …
increased rapidly and these are used extensively for clinical and policy decisions. Systematic …
[PDF][PDF] American College of Rheumatology 2012 recommendations for the use of nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies in osteoarthritis of the hand, hip …
Objective To update the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2000 recommendations
for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) and develop new recommendations for hand OA. …
for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) and develop new recommendations for hand OA. …
[HTML][HTML] Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews
Background Our objective was to develop an instrument to assess the methodological
quality of systematic reviews, building upon previous tools, empirical evidence and expert …
quality of systematic reviews, building upon previous tools, empirical evidence and expert …
Effects of exercise on glycemic control and body mass in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials
ContextExercise is widely perceived to be beneficial for glycemic control and weight loss in
patients with type 2 diabetes. However, clinical trials on the effects of exercise in patients with …
patients with type 2 diabetes. However, clinical trials on the effects of exercise in patients with …
Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease
…, S Tennstedt, G Thorgeirsson, G Thorleifsson… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
We performed a meta-analysis of 14 genome-wide association studies of coronary artery
disease (CAD) comprising 22,233 individuals with CAD (cases) and 64,762 controls of …
disease (CAD) comprising 22,233 individuals with CAD (cases) and 64,762 controls of …
[HTML][HTML] Cardiac-resynchronization therapy for mild-to-moderate heart failure
Background Cardiac-resynchronization therapy (CRT) benefits patients with left ventricular
systolic dysfunction and a wide QRS complex. Most of these patients are candidates for an …
systolic dysfunction and a wide QRS complex. Most of these patients are candidates for an …
Effects of aerobic training, resistance training, or both on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial
Background: Previous trials have evaluated the effects of aerobic training alone and of resistance
training alone on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes, as assessed by hemoglobin A 1c …
training alone on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes, as assessed by hemoglobin A 1c …