Questionnaires are often used to collect primary quantitative data from patients and
healthcare professionals. The aim is to gather valid, reliable, unbiased and discriminatory …

Aim: The aim of this systematic review was to produce the best available evidence and pool
appropriate data to evaluate the effect of tooth brushing on the initiation and progression of …

Background Clinical practice guidelines aim to reduce inappropriate variations in practice
and to promote the delivery of evidence‐based health care. Objectives To identify and …

As part of a large community‐based study, we retrospectively examined the clinical course
of epilepsy in an unselected population of people who had a recent history of seizures or …

Background Little is known about the incidence of severe critical events in children
undergoing general anaesthesia in Europe. We aimed to identify the incidence, nature, and …

If policy makers are to make evidence-based decisions about guideline implementation,
they need reliable information on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different …

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to determine whether cardiac pacing reduces falls in
older adults with cardioinhibitory carotid sinus hypersensitivity (CSH). BACKGROUND …

Objective: To evaluate the use of a computerised support system for decision making for
implementing evidence based clinical guidelines for the management of asthma and angina …

Background. Cluster randomized trials increasingly are being used in health services
research and in primary care, yet the majority of these trials do not account appropriately for …

Objectives: Cluster randomised trials, in which groups of individuals are randomised, are
increasingly being used in the health field. Adopting a clustered approach has implications …