The most common methods of inducing labor are similarly effective, clinical trial review finds

A new review including over 100 clinical trials has found that 13 common methods for medically inducing labor are similarly ...
News Medical

New guidelines for conducting systematic reviews of animal and cell studies

A new publication in Nature Reviews Methods Primers provides essential guidance for conducting rigorous systematic reviews on studies with animals and cells. It also highlights the benefits of these ...
BMJ

Consensus methods in patellofemoral pain: how rigorous are they? A scoping review

Correspondence to Mr Paul Blazey, Department of Physical Therapy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; paul.blazey{at}ubc.ca Objective Clinicians treating patients with ...
BMJ

Influences on the mental health and well-being of retired professional athletes from high contact team sports: a mixed methods systematic review

Objective To report the prevalence of mental health symptoms and influencing factors in retired professional high contact team sport (HCTS) athletes. Design Mixed-methods systematic review. Data ...
JSTOR Daily

Association between use of systematic reviews and national policy recommendations on screening newborn babies for rare diseases

OBJECTIVE To understand whether international differences in recommendations of whether to screen for rare diseases using the newborn blood spot test might in part be explained by use of systematic ...
BMJ Open

Effectiveness of brain-computer interface interventions in autism spectrum disorder rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterised by impairments in social ...

Systematic Sampling: What It Is, Pros and Cons

Systematic sampling is straightforward and low risk, offering better control. However, it may introduce sampling errors and ...