Cerebrospinal fluid lactate concentration to distinguish bacterial from aseptic meningitis: a systemic review and meta-analysisNguyen T Huy
Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Tropical Medicine NEKKEN, Nagasaki University, 1 12 4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852 8523, Japan
Crit Care 14:R240. 2010
..To adequately evaluate this assay, a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies of the CSF lactate concentration as a marker for both bacterial meningitis and aseptic meningitis was performed...
The quality of reporting of primary test accuracy studies in obstetrics and gynaecology: application of the STARD criteriaTara J Selman
School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine Reproduction, Genes and Development, University of Birmingham, Birmingham Women s Hospital, Birmingham, B15 2TG, UK
BMC Womens Health 11:8. 2011
..The objective of this study was to determine the quality of reporting in diagnostic test accuracy studies in obstetrics and gynaecology using the Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy--STARD checklist...
Methodological quality of test accuracy studies included in systematic reviews in obstetrics and gynaecology: sources of biasRachel K Morris
School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine Reproduction, Genes and Development, University of Birmingham, Birmingham Women s Hospital, Birmingham, B15 2TG, UK
BMC Womens Health 11:7. 2011
..Our objective was to determine the methodological quality of test accuracy studies in obstetrics and gynaecology using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS) checklist and to assess sources of bias...
A systematic review of tests for lymph node status in primary endometrial cancerTara J Selman
Department of Reproductive and Child Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham Women s Hospital, Birmingham, UK
BMC Womens Health 8:8. 2008
..This study systematically reviews the accuracy literature on sentinel node biopsy; ultra sound scanning, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computer tomography (CT) for determining lymph node status in endometrial cancer...
Minimum detectable and minimal clinically important changes for pain in patients with nonspecific neck painFrancisco M Kovacs
Departamento Cientifico, Fundacion Kovacs, Paseo de Mallorca 36, E 07012, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 9:43. 2008
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Computer-based teaching is as good as face to face lecture-based teaching of evidence based medicine: a randomised controlled trialJames Davis
The Education Resource Centre, The Birmingham Women s Hospital NHS Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
BMC Med Educ 7:23. 2007
..There have been no randomized controlled trials comparing computer based sessions with traditional lectures at postgraduate level within medicine...
The effectiveness of a clinically integrated e-learning course in evidence-based medicine: a cluster randomised controlled trialRegina Kulier
The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG, UK
BMC Med Educ 9:21. 2009
..To evaluate the educational effects of a clinically integrated e-learning course for teaching basic evidence-based medicine (EBM) among postgraduates compared to a traditional lecture-based course of equivalent content...
Effects of participation in a cross year peer tutoring programme in clinical examination skills on volunteer tutors' skills and attitudes towards teachers and teachingSharon Buckley
University of Birmingham, Medical School Education Unit, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
BMC Med Educ 7:20. 2007
..This study explored the effects of participation in a cross-year peer tutoring programme in clinical examination skills ('OSCE tutor') on volunteer tutors' own skills and on their attitudes towards teachers and teaching...
Estimation of proteinuria as a predictor of complications of pre-eclampsia: a systematic reviewShakila Thangaratinam
Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Birmingham Women s Hospital, Birmingham, UK
BMC Med 7:10. 2009
..We aim to determine the accuracy with which the amount of proteinuria predicts maternal and fetal complications in women with pre-eclampsia by systematic quantitative review of test accuracy studies...
Human pregnane X receptor is expressed in breast carcinomas, potential heterodimers formation between hPXR and RXR-alphaIsabel Conde
Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Alcala, 28871 Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain
BMC Cancer 8:174. 2008
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[Analysis of the quality of studies assessing diagnostic tests]J Zamora
, , Ctra. Comenar, Km. 9, 100, 28034 Madrid, Spain
Nefrologia 28:42-5. 2008
Meta-DiSc: a software for meta-analysis of test accuracy dataJavier Zamora
Clinical Biostatistics Unit, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Spain
BMC Med Res Methodol 6:31. 2006
..In this article, we present Meta-DiSc, a Windows-based, user-friendly, freely available (for academic use) software that we have developed, piloted, and validated to perform diagnostic meta-analysis...