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Rapid reviews methods series: Guidance on literature search

This paper is part of a series of methodological guidance from the Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group. Rapid reviews (RR) use modified systematic review methods to accelerate the review process ...
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Uncovering seeding trials: examining non-scientific purposes in clinical trials

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Efficacy of smartphone apps used alone or with traditional interventions for smoking cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives To assess the efficacy of smartphone apps for smoking cessation (SC) used alone or combined with traditional interventions, and to determine whether apps based on psychological-behavioural ...
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Understanding synthetic data: artificial datasets for real-world evidence

Healthcare delivery is being transformed by the rapid growth of data, advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies. In healthcare, obtaining real-world data can be ...
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Evaluating data extraction error by a large language model from randomised controlled trials: a large-scale empirical study

Objective To examine the potential errors of a general large language model (LLM) (ie, Claude 3.5 Sonnet) on data extraction from randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Design and setting An empirical ...
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Rapid reviews methods series: Guidance on team considerations, study selection, data extraction and risk of bias assessment

This paper is part of a series of methodological guidance from the Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group (RRMG). Rapid reviews (RRs) use modified systematic review (SR) methods to accelerate the review ...
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The effect of publication bias magnitude and direction on the certainty in evidence

Correspondence to Dr Mohammad Hassan Murad, Evidence-based Practice Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; murad.mohammad{at}mayo.edu When decision makers make a recommendation based on ...
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Development of the Reporting Infographics and Visual Abstracts of Comparative studies (RIVA-C) checklist and guide

People often use infographics (also called visual or graphical abstracts) as a substitute for reading the full text of an article. This is a concern because most infographics do not present sufficient ...
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Review: avulsion with phenol prevents recurrence of ingrown toenails

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Using individual participant data to improve network meta-analysis projects

A network meta-analysis combines the evidence from existing randomised trials about the comparative efficacy of multiple treatments. It allows direct and indirect evidence about each comparison to be ...
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Advancing evidence-based medicine in China: an interview with Gordon Guyatt

6 Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has developed rapidly since its introduction in a landmark 1992 JAMA paper.1 Professor ...
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When is the right time to induce labour?

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