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| 2038 | "Bisno, A. L.; Gerber, M. A.; Gwaltney, J. M. Jr.; Kaplan, E. L., and Schwartz, R. H. Diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis: a practice guideline. Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1997 Sep; 25(3):574-83" | NR-Guideline |
| 2040 | "Black, H. R., and Crocitto, M. T. Number needed to treat: solid science or a path to pernicious rationing? American Journal of Hypertension. 1998 Aug; 11(8 Pt 2):128S-134S; discussion 135S-137S" | NR-OCD |
| 2042 | "Black, W. C.; Nease, R. F. Jr., and Tosteson, A. N. Perceptions of breast cancer risk and screening effectiveness in women younger than 50 years of age. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 1995 May 17; 87(10):720-31" | NR-ROS |
| 2044 | "Blumberg, J. B. Considerations of the scientific substantiation for antioxidant vitamins and beta-carotene in disease prevention. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 1995 Dec; 62(6 Suppl):1521S-1526S" | NR-Review |
| 2050 | "Burnand, B.; Vader, J. P.; Froehlich, F.; Dupriez, K.; Larequi-Lauber, T.; Pache, I.; Dubois, R. W.; Brook, R. H., and Gonvers, J. J. Reliability of panel-based guidelines for colonoscopy: an international comparison [see comments]. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 1998 Feb; 47(2):162-6" | NR-ROS |
| 2062 | "Frank, C. Dementia workup. Deciding on laboratory testing for the elderly. Canadian Family Physician. 1998 Jul; 44:1489-95" | NR-Guideline |
| 2064 | "Freemantle, N.; Mason, J., and Eccles, M. Deriving treatment recommendations from evidence within randomized trials. The role and limitation of meta-analysis. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 1999 Spring; 15(2):304-15" | NR-Design/Methods |
| 2068 | "Gershon, A. A.; Gardner, P.; Peter, G.; Nichols, K., and Orenstein, W. Quality standards for immunization. Guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1997 Oct; 25(4):782-6" | NR-Guideline |
| 2070 | "Gibbons, R. J.; Balady, G. J.; Beasley, J. W., et al. ACC/AHA Guidelines for Exercise Testing. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Exercise Testing). Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1997 Jul; 30(1):260-311" | NR-Review |
| 2072 | "Grilli, R.; Magrini, N.; Penna, A.; Mura, G., and Liberati, A. Practice guidelines developed by specialty societies: the need for a critical appraisal. Lancet. 2000 Jan 8; 355(9198):103-6" | NR-ROS |
| 2074 | "Guyatt, G. H.; DiCenso, A.; Farewell, V.; Willan, A., and Griffith, L. Randomized trials versus observational studies in adolescent pregnancy prevention. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2000 Feb; 53(2):167-74" | NR-ROS |
| 2078 | "Hadorn, D. C.; Baker, D. W.; Kamberg, C. J., and Brooks, R. H. Phase II of the AHCPR-sponsored heart failure guideline: translating practice recommendations into review criteria. Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement. 1996 Apr; 22(4):265-76" | NR-Guideline |
| 2080 | "Haynes, R. B. Some problems in applying evidence in clinical practice. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1993 Dec 31; 703210-24; discussion 224-5" | NR-Review |
| 2082 | "Hedges, L. V. Improving meta-analysis for policy purposes. NIDA Research Monograph. 1997; 170:202-15" | NR-Stat Meth |
| 2084 | "Heisey, R.; Mahoney, L., and Watson, B. Management of palpable breast lumps. Consensus guideline for family physicians. Canadian Family Physician. 1999 Aug; 451926-32" | NR-Guideline |
| 2088 | "Hudak, P. L.; Cole, D. C., and Haines, A. T. Understanding prognosis to improve rehabilitation: the example of lateral elbow pain. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 1996 Jun; 77(6):586-93" | NR-Not able to abstract |
| 2092 | "Irwig, L.; Zwarenstein, M.; Zwi, A., and Chalmers, I. A flow diagram to facilitate selection of interventions and research for health care. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 1998; 76(1):17-24" | NR-OCD |
| 2094 | "Jacob, R. F., and Carr, A. B. Hierarchy of research design used to categorize the 'strength of evidence' in answering clinical dental questions. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 2000 Feb; 83(2):137-52" | NR-Review |
| 2096 | "Jadad, A. R.; Cook, D. J., and Browman, G. P. A guide to interpreting discordant systematic reviews. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 1997 May 15; 156(10):1411-6" | NR-Review |
| 2100 | "Lipsey, M. W. Using linked meta-analysis to build policy models. NIDA Research Monograph. 1997; 170216-33" | NR-Modeling |
| 2104 | "Mackway-Jones, K.; Carley, S. D.; Morton, R. J., and Donnan, S. The best evidence topic report: a modified CAT for summarising the available evidence in emergency medicine. Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine. 1998 Jul; 15(4):222-6" | NR-Review |
| 2110 | "Matt, G. E. Drawing generalized causal inferences based on meta-analysis. NIDA Research Monograph. 1997; 170165-82" | NR-Design/Methods |
| 2116 | "Newman, M. G., and McGuire, M. K. Evidence-based periodontal treatment. II. Predictable regeneration treatment. International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry. 1995 Apr; 15(2):116-27" | NR-Design/Methods |
| 2118 | "Owens, D. K., and Nease, R. F. Jr. Development of outcome-based practice guidelines: a method for structuring problems and synthesizing evidence. Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement. 1993 Jul; 19(7):248-63" | NR-Modeling |
| 2120 | "Peterson, E. D.; Shaw, L. J., and Califf, R. M. Risk stratification after myocardial infarction [see comments]. [Review] [280 refs]. Annals of Internal Medicine. 1997 Apr 1; 126(7):561-82" | NR-Guideline |
| 2124 | "Ramirez, A. J.; Westcombe, A. M.; Burgess, C. C.; Sutton, S.; Littlejohns, P., and Richards, M. A. Factors predicting delayed presentation of symptomatic breast cancer: a systematic review. Lancet. 1999 Apr 3; 353(9159):1127-31" | NR-Not able to abstract |
| 2126 | "Schuster, M. A.; Asch, S. M.; McGlynn, E. A.; Kerr, E. A.; Hardy, A. M., and Gifford, D. S. Development of a quality of care measurement system for children and adolescents. Methodological considerations and comparisons with a system for adult women. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 1997 Nov; 151(11):1085-92" | NR-ROS |
| 2128 | "Stuck, A. E.; Walthert, J. M.; Nikolaus, T.; Bula, C. J.; Hohmann, C., and Beck, J. C. Risk factors for functional status decline in community-living elderly people: a systematic literature review. Social Science & Medicine. 1999 Feb; 48(4):445-69" | NR-ROS |
| 2136 | "Whitley, R. J.; Jacobson, M. A.; Friedberg, D. N.; Holland, G. N.; Jabs, D. A.; Dieterich, D. T.; Hardy, W. D.; Polis, M. A.; Deutsch, T. A.; Feinberg, J.; Spector, S. A.; Walmsley, S.; Drew, W. L.; Powderly, W. G.; Griffiths, P. D.; Benson, C. A., and Kessler, H. A. Guidelines for the treatment of cytomegalovirus diseases in patients with AIDS in the era of potent antiretroviral therapy: recommendations of an international panel. International AIDS Society-USA. Archives of Internal Medicine. 1998 May 11; 158(9):957-69" | NR-Guideline |
| 2142 | "Williams, D. N.; Rehm, S. J.; Tice, A. D.; Bradley, J. S.; Kind, A. C., and Craig, W. A. Practice guidelines for community-based parenteral anti-infective therapy. ISDA Practice Guidelines Committee. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1997 Oct; 25(4):787-801" | NR-Guideline |
| 2144 | "Wilson, L. M.; Reid, A. J.; Midmer, D. K.; Biringer, A.; Carroll, J. C., and Stewart, D. E. Antenatal psychosocial risk factors associated with adverse postpartum family outcomes. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 1996 Mar 15; 154(6):785-99" | NR-Review |
* See Table 4 for the code to abbreviations.
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