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Observational studies

Approaches to estimate bidirectional causal effects using Mendelian randomization with application to body mass index and fasting glucose

Jinhao Zou, Rajesh Talluri, Sanjay Shete

published 08 Mar 2024

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Lower doses of carvedilol in Japanese heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction could show the potential to be non-inferior to higher doses in US patients: An international collaborative observational study

Makiko Maeda, Douglas Humber, Eisuke Hida, Tomohito Ohtani, Guannan Wang, Tong Wu, Shiori Takeda, Jacinta N. Situ, Jun Hayashi, Shinpei Nonen, Toshihiro Takeda, Hiroshi Okamoto, Masatsugu Hori, Yasushi Sakata, Yasushi Fujio, Shirley M. Tsunoda

published 07 Mar 2024

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Current practice of hospital-based palliative care teams: Advance care planning in advanced stages of disease: A retrospective observational study

Iris van Doorne, Dick L. Willems, Nadine Baks, Jelle de Kuijper, Bianca M. Buurman, Marjon van Rijn

published 29 Feb 2024

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Tombstone cost and longevity: The San Pedro Cemetery Museum in Medellín in Colombia

Gary O’Donovan, Astrid Martínez, Santiago Flórez, Ana Isabel Cadavid Castrillón, Uriel Zapata

published 19 Jan 2024

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Observational studies generate misleading results about the health effects of air pollution: Evidence from chronic air pollution and COVID-19 outcomes

Marc N. Conte, Matthew Gordon, Nicole A. Swartwood, Rachel Wilwerding, Chu A. (Alex) Yu

published 02 Jan 2024

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Perfusion vs non-perfusion computed tomography imaging in the late window of emergent large vessel ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Jose Danilo B. Diestro, Abdelsimar T. Omar II, Yu-qing Zhang, Teruko Kishibe, Alexander Mastrolonardo, Melissa Mary Lannon, Katrina Ignacio, Eduardo Pimenta Ribeiro Pontes Almeida, Anahita Malvea, Ange Diouf, Arjun Vishnu Sharma, Qingwu Yang, Zhongming Qiu, Mohammed A. Almekhlafi, Thanh N. Nguyen, Atif Zafar, Vitor Mendes Pereira, Julian Spears, Thomas R. Marotta, Forough Farrokhyar, Sunjay Sharma

published 02 Jan 2024

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Physical measures of physical functioning as prognostic factors to predict outcomes in low back pain: Protocol for a systematic review

Rameeza Rashed, Katie Kowalski, David Walton, Afieh Niazigharemakhe, Alison Rushton

published 11 Dec 2023

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Performance of modeling and balancing approach methods when using weights to estimate treatment effects in observational time-to-event settings

Guilherme W. F. Barros, Marie Eriksson, Jenny Häggström

published 07 Dec 2023

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On the relationship between emotions and cognitive control: Evidence from an observational study on emotional priming Stroop task

Antonino Visalli, Ettore Ambrosini, Giada Viviani, Fabio Sambataro, Elena Tenconi, Antonino Vallesi

published 27 Nov 2023

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Using microbiological data to improve the use of antibiotics for respiratory tract infections: A protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis

Irene Boateng, Beth Stuart, Taeko Becque, Bruce Barrett, Jennifer Bostock, Robin Bruyndonckx, Lucy Carr-Knox, Emily J. Ciccone, Samuel Coenen, Mark Ebell, David Gillespie, Gail Hayward, Katarina Hedin, Kerenza Hood, Tin Man Mandy Lau, Paul Little, Dan Merenstein, Edgar Mulogo, Jose Ordóñez-Mena, Peter Muir, Kirsty Samuel, Nader Shaikh, Sharon Tonner, Alike W. van der Velden, Theo Verheij, Kay Wang, Alastair D. Hay, Nick Francis

published 27 Nov 2023

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Clinical effectiveness of screening for age-related macular degeneration: A systematic review

Dalila Fernandes Gomes, Daniel da Silva Pereira Curado, Rosângela Maria Gomes, Betânia Ferreira Leite, Maíra Catharina Ramos, Everton Nunes da Silva

published 16 Nov 2023

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Contraction reserve in high resolution manometry is correlated with lower esophageal acid exposure time in patients with normal esophageal motility: A retrospective observational study

Yaoyao Lu, Linling Lv, Jinlin Yang, Zhihui Yi

published 02 Nov 2023

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The role of problem-solving skills in the prevention of suicidal behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Nahid Darvishi, Mehran Farhadi, Bita Azmi-Naei, Jalal Poorolajal

published 31 Oct 2023

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