Presentation of continuous outcomes in randomised trials: an observational study.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association between genotype at the insertion or deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme gene and risk of coronary restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention. DESIGN:Meta-analysis of studies before July 2001 that reported on these genotypes and risk of coronary reste...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Bonnici F,Keavney B,Collins R,Danesh J

更新日期：2002-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of overweight on premature mortality and work disability in young and middle aged Finns. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study based on data collected in the multiphasic health examinations by the Social Insurance Institution of Finland from 1966 to 1972 and follow up until 1982. SETTING...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Rissanen A,Heliövaara M,Knekt P,Reunanen A,Aromaa A,Maatela J

更新日期：1990-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of four monthly vitamin D supplementation on the rate of fractures in men and women aged 65 years and over living in the community. DESIGN:Randomised double blind controlled trial of 100 000 IU oral vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) supplementation or matching placebo every four months ove...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Trivedi DP,Doll R,Khaw KT

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess evidence from randomised clinical trials about the effectiveness of extracts of Boswellia serrata (frankincense). DESIGN:Systematic review. DATA SOURCES:Electronic searches on Medline, Embase, Cinahl, Amed, and Cochrane Library. Hand searches of conference proceedings, bibliographies, and departme...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Ernst E

更新日期：2008-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether a late evening meal would improve nitrogen balance in patients with cirrhosis of the liver. DESIGN:Randomised crossover study of meal schedules comparing three meals a day with four or six meals a day, the four and six meal schedules both including a late evening meal (2300). SETTING:Metab...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Swart GR,Zillikens MC,van Vuure JK,van den Berg JW

更新日期：1989-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of treatment with collar or physiotherapy compared with a wait and see policy in recent onset cervical radiculopathy. DESIGN:Randomised controlled trial. SETTING:Neurology outpatient clinics in three Dutch hospitals. PARTICIPANTS:205 patients with symptoms and signs of cervica...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Kuijper B,Tans JT,Beelen A,Nollet F,de Visser M

更新日期：2009-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the variation in unadjusted rates of caesarean section derived from routine data in NHS trusts in England can be explained by maternal characteristics and clinical risk factors. DESIGN:A cross sectional analysis using routinely collected hospital episode statistics was performed. A multi...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Bragg F,Cromwell DA,Edozien LC,Gurol-Urganci I,Mahmood TA,Templeton A,van der Meulen JH

更新日期：2010-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarises the literature on shift work and its relation to insufficient sleep, chronic diseases, and accidents. It is based on 38 meta-analyses and 24 systematic reviews, with additional narrative reviews and articles used for outlining possible mechanisms by which shift work may cause accidents and adver...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Kecklund G,Axelsson J

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental issues tend to greater political attention than do environmental health aspects. Therefore, when conflicts of interest occur with other environmental concerns, negative consequences for public health may result. For example, a strategy to substantially reduce indoor ventilation in many dwellings in Sca...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Pershagen G

更新日期：1999-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the ability of ultrasonography to identify reflux nephropathy in children after urinary tract infection. DESIGN:Ten experienced radiologists performed a total of 240 ultrasonographic examinations of kidneys in a one day study. The examiners were unaware of the results of previous radiological and c...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Stokland E,Hellström M,Hansson S,Jodal U,Odén A,Jacobsson B

更新日期：1994-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the compliance of Asian intensive care units and hospitals to the Surviving Sepsis Campaign's resuscitation and management bundles. Secondary objectives were to evaluate the impact of compliance on mortality and the organisational characteristics of hospitals that were associated with higher compli...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Phua J,Koh Y,Du B,Tang YQ,Divatia JV,Tan CC,Gomersall CD,Faruq MO,Shrestha BR,Gia Binh N,Arabi YM,Salahuddin N,Wahyuprajitno B,Tu ML,Wahab AY,Hameed AA,Nishimura M,Procyshyn M,Chan YH,MOSAICS Study Group.

更新日期：2011-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To clarify the type of fetal growth impairment associated with increased blood pressure in adult life, and to establish whether this association is influenced by obesity and is mediated through impairment of insulin action. DESIGN:Cross sectional survey with retrospective ascertainment of size at birth from...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Leon DA,Koupilova I,Lithell HO,Berglund L,Mohsen R,Vagero D,Lithell UB,McKeigue PM

更新日期：1996-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the clinical and radiological features of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and to evaluate the accuracy of the World Health Organization's guidelines on defining cases of SARS. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. SETTING:A newly set up SARS screening clinic in the emergency departm...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Rainer TH,Cameron PA,Smit D,Ong KL,Hung AN,Nin DC,Ahuja AT,Si LC,Sung JJ

更新日期：2003-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether fibrinogen and lipid concentrations are risk factors for ischaemic stroke. DESIGN:Case-control study with a population based comparison within the overall study. SETTING:Oxfordshire community stroke project and a neurology clinic. SUBJECTS:105 patients who had a transient ischaemic at...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Qizilbash N,Jones L,Warlow C,Mann J

更新日期：1991-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure the impact of socioeconomic deprivation on rates of teenage pregnancy and the extent of local variation in pregnancy rates in Scotland, and to examine how both have changed over time. DESIGN:Population study using routine data from hospital records, aggregated for small areas. SUBJECTS:Female te...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： McLeod A

更新日期：2001-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report the sensitivities of the faecal occult blood test, screening episode, and screening programme for colorectal cancer and the benefits of applying a randomised design at the implementation phase of a new public health policy. DESIGN:Experimental design incorporated in public health evaluation using ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Malila N,Oivanen T,Malminiemi O,Hakama M

更新日期：2008-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify the need for reproductive health care among a community affected by conflict, and to ascertain the priority given by the community to reproductive health issues. DESIGN:Rapid appraisal. This comprised interviews with key informants, in-depth interviews, and group discussions. Secondary data were...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Palmer CA

更新日期：1999-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To improve the selection of patients with acute ischaemic stroke for intra-arterial treatment using a clinical decision tool to predict individual treatment benefit.Design Multivariable regression modelling with data from two randomised controlled clinical trials.Setting 16 hospitals in the Netherlands (deri...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Venema E,Mulder MJHL,Roozenbeek B,Broderick JP,Yeatts SD,Khatri P,Berkhemer OA,Emmer BJ,Roos YBWEM,Majoie CBLM,van Oostenbrugge RJ,van Zwam WH,van der Lugt A,Steyerberg EW,Dippel DWJ,Lingsma HF

更新日期：2017-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate survival after a diagnosis of dementia in primary care, compared with people without dementia, and to determine incidence of dementia. DESIGN:Cohort study using data from The Health Improvement Network (THIN), a primary care database. SETTING:353 general practices in the United Kingdom providin...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Rait G,Walters K,Bottomley C,Petersen I,Iliffe S,Nazareth I

更新日期：2010-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To derive and validate an algorithm to estimate the absolute risk of having ovarian cancer in women with and without symptoms. DESIGN:Cohort study with data from 375 UK QResearch general practices for development and 189 for validation. PARTICIPANTS:Women aged 30-84 without a diagnosis of ovarian cancer at ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Hippisley-Cox J,Coupland C

更新日期：2011-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effectiveness of interventions designed to improve outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings. DESIGN:Systematic review. DATA SOURCES:Medline, Embase, CINAHL, CAB Health, Cochrane central register of controlled trials, the database of abstracts of review...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Smith SM,Soubhi H,Fortin M,Hudon C,O'Dowd T

更新日期：2012-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with acute major, disabling cerebral infarction with presumed middle cerebral artery occlusion were treated with the clot specific thrombolytic agent tissue plasminogen activator roughly three and a half hours after the onset of symptoms. Both patients had a normal computed tomography (CT) scan before tre...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Koudstaal PJ,Stibbe J,Vermeulen M

更新日期：1988-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the prospective associations between consumption of sugar sweetened beverages, artificially sweetened beverages, and fruit juice with type 2 diabetes before and after adjustment for adiposity, and to estimate the population attributable fraction for type 2 diabetes from consumption of sugar sweete...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Imamura F,O'Connor L,Ye Z,Mursu J,Hayashino Y,Bhupathiraju SN,Forouhi NG

更新日期：2015-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of early treatment for amblyopia in children. DESIGN:Follow up of outcomes of treatment for amblyopia in a randomised controlled trial comparing intensive orthoptic screening at 8, 12, 18, 25, 31, and 37 months (intensive group) with orthoptic screening at 37 months only (control ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Williams C,Northstone K,Harrad RA,Sparrow JM,Harvey I,ALSPAC Study Team.

更新日期：2002-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether users of oral contraceptives and in [corrected] carriers of a hereditary prothrombotic condition (factor V Leiden mutation, protein C, S, or antithrombin deficiency) have an increased risk of cerebral sinus thrombosis. DESIGN:Comparison of a prospective series of cases of cerebral sinu...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： de Bruijn SF,Stam J,Koopman MM,Vandenbroucke JP

更新日期：1998-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether patients with unexpected prehospital cardiac arrest could be identified in whom ambulance resuscitation attempts would be futile. DESIGN:Review of ambulance and hospital records; detailed review of automated external defibrillator rhythm strips of patients in whom no shock was advised. ...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Marsden AK,Ng GA,Dalziel K,Cobbe SM

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine association of different measures of serum lipid concentration and obesity with mortality in women. DESIGN:Prospective observational study initiated in 1968-9, follow up examination after 12 years, and follow up study based on death certificates after 20 years. SETTING:Gothenburg, Sweden. SUBJEC...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Bengtsson C,Björkelund C,Lapidus L,Lissner L

更新日期：1993-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare effectiveness and acceptability of early discharge to a hospital at home scheme with that of routine discharge from acute hospital. DESIGN:Pragmatic randomised controlled trial. SETTING:Acute hospital wards and community in north of Bristol, with a catchment population of about 224 000 people. S...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Richards SH,Coast J,Gunnell DJ,Peters TJ,Pounsford J,Darlow MA

更新日期：1998-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine whether the loss in bone density seen in users of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate is reversible, a comparative study was undertaken in three groups of women. Group 1 consisted of 14 women who had used the contraceptive for at least 3 years and then discontinued use. Group 2 was 22 longterm us...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Cundy T,Cornish J,Evans MC,Roberts H,Reid IR

更新日期：1994-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine which treatments for preventing coronary heart disease should be offered to which patients by assessing their incremental cost effectiveness. DESIGN:Modelling study. DATA SOURCES:Cost estimates (for NHS) and estimates of effectiveness obtained for aspirin, antihypertensive drugs, statins and cl...

journal_title：BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

authors： Marshall T

更新日期：2003-11-29 00:00:00