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Two methods provide similar signals for the need to update systematic reviewsMei Chung
Tufts Evidence based Practice Center, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 65:660-8. 2012..Apply and compare two methods that identify signals for the need to update systematic reviews, using three Evidence-based Practice Center reports on omega-3 fatty acids as test cases...- Vitamin D with or without calcium supplementation for prevention of cancer and fractures: an updated meta-analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceMei Chung
Tufts Evidence based Practice Center, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
Ann Intern Med 155:827-38. 2011..Studies suggest that vitamin D supplementation may reduce cancer and fracture risks... 
Interventions in primary care to promote breastfeeding: an evidence review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceMei Chung
Tufts New England Medical Center Evidence based Practice Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Ann Intern Med 149:565-82. 2008..Evidence suggests that breastfeeding decreases the risk for many diseases in mothers and infants. It is therefore important to evaluate the effectiveness of breastfeeding interventions...
Systematic review to support the development of nutrient reference intake values: challenges and solutionsMei Chung
Tufts Evidence based Practice Center, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA02111, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 92:273-6. 2010..The experiences described in this article can serve as a basis for future improvements in systematic reviews of nutrients and to better integrate systematic review into development of future nutrient reference values...- Heterogeneity and lack of good quality studies limit association between folate, vitamins B-6 and B-12, and cognitive functionGowri Raman
Tufts New England Medical Center Evidence based Practice Center, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA
J Nutr 137:1789-94. 2007.... - Reporting of systematic reviews of micronutrients and health: a critical appraisalMei Chung
Tufts Evidence based Practice Center, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 89:1099-113. 2009..The quality of nutrition-related systematic reviews (SRs) is an unstudied but important factor affecting their usefulness... - n-3 Fatty acids from fish or fish-oil supplements, but not alpha-linolenic acid, benefit cardiovascular disease outcomes in primary- and secondary-prevention studies: a systematic reviewChenchen Wang
Tufts-New England Medical Center Evidence-based Practice Center, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 84:5-17. 2006..The evidence for the benefits of fish oil is stronger in secondary- than in primary-prevention settings. Adverse effects appear to be minor... - Concordance of randomized and nonrandomized studies was unrelated to translational patterns of two nutrient-disease associationsThomas A Trikalinos
Center for Clinical Evidence Synthesis, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Box 63, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 65:16-29. 2012..We hypothesized that this discordance is attributable to differences in the translational paths of nutrient-disease associations. Translational paths can be assessed using citation analysis... - Predictors of atrial fibrillation recurrence after radiofrequency catheter ablation: a systematic reviewEthan M Balk
Tufts Evidence based Practice Center, TuftsMedical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 21:1208-16. 2010..AF Recurrence After RFA: Systematic Review... - Systematic review: Vitamin D and cardiometabolic outcomesAnastassios G Pittas
Tufts Medical Center and Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
Ann Intern Med 152:307-14. 2010..Vitamin D may modify risk for cardiometabolic outcomes (type 2 diabetes, hypertension, or cardiovascular disease)... - Effects of omega-3 fatty acids on serum markers of cardiovascular disease risk: a systematic reviewEthan M Balk
Tufts New England Medical Center Evidence based Practice Center, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts New England Medical Center, NEMC 63, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Atherosclerosis 189:19-30. 2006..The evidence regarding the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on hs-CRP is inconclusive, as are data on ALA... - A summary of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's evidence report on breastfeeding in developed countriesStanley Ip
Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center Evidence based Practice Center, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Breastfeed Med 4:S17-30. 2009..Matched designs such as sibling analysis may provide a method to control for hereditary and household factors that are important in certain outcomes... - Active surveillance in men with localized prostate cancer: a systematic reviewIssa J Dahabreh
Tufts Evidence based Practice Center, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Ann Intern Med 156:582-90. 2012..Active surveillance (AS) and watchful waiting (WW) have been proposed as management strategies for low-risk, localized prostate cancer... - Comparability of methods for LDL subfraction determination: A systematic reviewMei Chung
Tufts Evidence based Practice Center, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Boston, MA 02111, United States
Atherosclerosis 205:342-8. 2009.... - Vitamin B6, B12, and folic acid supplementation and cognitive function: a systematic review of randomized trialsEthan M Balk
Tufts New England Medical Center Evidence based Practice Center, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Arch Intern Med 167:21-30. 2007.... - Systematic review of screening for bilirubin encephalopathy in neonatesThomas A Trikalinos
Tufts Evidence Based Practice Center and Center for Clinical Evidence Synthesis, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
Pediatrics 124:1162-71. 2009..Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is associated with chronic bilirubin encephalopathy (kernicterus)... - Effects of omega-3 fatty acids on coronary restenosis, intima-media thickness, and exercise tolerance: a systematic reviewEthan M Balk
Tufts New England Medical Center Evidence based Practice Center, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, 750 Washington Street, NEMC 63, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Atherosclerosis 184:237-46. 2006..The dearth of long term data on fish consumption or omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on measures of cardiovascular disease risk severely limits our ability to draw definitive conclusions at this time... - A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of omega-3 fatty acids on selected arrhythmia outcomes in animal modelsNirupa R Matthan
Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Metabolism 54:1557-65. 2005..It is not known whether omega-3 fatty-acid supplementation has antiarrhythmic effects in other disease settings not related to ischemia... - Effectiveness of management strategies for renal artery stenosis: a systematic reviewEthan Balk
Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
Ann Intern Med 145:901-12. 2006..Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis is increasingly common in an aging population. Therapeutic options include medical treatment only or revascularization procedures... - Systematic review: association of low-density lipoprotein subfractions with cardiovascular outcomesStanley Ip
Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
Ann Intern Med 150:474-84. 2009..Measures of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) subfractions have been proposed as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease... - Do observational studies using propensity score methods agree with randomized trials? A systematic comparison of studies on acute coronary syndromesIssa J Dahabreh
Center for Clinical Evidence Synthesis, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Box No 63, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Eur Heart J 33:1893-901. 2012..We aimed to systematically assess agreement between observational studies using PS methods and RCTs on therapeutic interventions for ACS... - Auto-titrating versus fixed continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review with meta-analysesStanley Ip
Institute of Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts University School of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
Syst Rev 1:20. 2012..Obstructive sleep apnea is a relatively common disorder that can lead to lost productivity and cardiovascular disease. The form of positive airway treatment that should be offered is unclear... - Systematic review: comparative effectiveness of radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillationTeruhiko Terasawa
Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
Ann Intern Med 151:191-202. 2009..Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia. Medical treatment often fails to control symptoms... - Comparative evaluation of radiation treatments for clinically localized prostate cancer: an updated systematic reviewRaveendhara R Bannuru
Institute of Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts University School of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, and Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
Ann Intern Med 155:171-8. 2011..Radiation therapy is one of many treatment options for patients with prostate cancer... - Opportunities and challenges in conducting systematic reviews to support the development of nutrient reference values: vitamin A as an exampleRobert Russell
Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 89:728-33. 2009..Ultimately, an objective, unbiased systematic review of a defined question could be useful, not only in helping to set nutrient reference values, but also for increasing the transparency of the decision making process... - Meta-analysis: the effect of dietary counseling for weight lossMichael L Dansinger
Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
Ann Intern Med 147:41-50. 2007..Dietary and lifestyle modification efforts are the primary treatments for people who are obese or overweight. The effect of dietary counseling on long-term weight change is unclear... - Effects of fish oil supplementation on kidney transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trialsAthina Tatsioni
Tufts-New England Medical Center, Evidence-based Practice Center, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, 750 Washington Street, Box 63, Boston, MA 0211, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 16:2462-70. 2005..00, 95% confidence interval 0.96 to 1.05). The available data (mostly derived from older studies with important methodologic limitations) do not demonstrate a consistent, clinically important benefit of fish oil in kidney transplantation... - Hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus: 50 years laterStanley Ip
Department of Pediatrics, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Pediatrics 114:263-4. 2004