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Systematic review / meta-analysis 2020
Infections and immunity

A systematic review of substandard, falsified, unlicensed and unregistered medicine sampling studies: a focus on context, prevalence, and quality.

BMJ global health

Substandard and falsified (SF) medicines are a global issue contributing to antimicrobial resistance and causing economic and humanitarian harm. To direct law enforcement efficiently, halt the spread of SF medicines and antimicrobial resistance, academics, NGO

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2021
Prevention and public health

Delay in diagnosis of oral cancer: a systematic review.

Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal

Background Oral cancer represents a worldwide public health problem, being among the most prevalent, associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. This systematic review aimed to review the causes of the delayed diagnosis of oral cancer mainly in the eld

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2018
Prevention and public health

Facial Bone Reconstruction Using both Marine or Non-Marine Bone Substitutes: Evaluation of Current Outcomes in a Systematic Literature Review.

Marine drugs

The aim of the present investigation was to systematically analyse the literature on the facial bone reconstruction defect using marine collagen or not and to evaluate a predictable treatment for their clinical management. The revision has been performed by se

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2022
Mental health

Functional and Psychological Changes after Exercise Training in Post-COVID-19 Patients Discharged from the Hospital: A PRISMA-Compliant Systematic Review.

International journal of environmental research and public health

Millions of people worldwide are infected with COVID-19, and COVID-19 survivors have been found to suffer from functional disabilities and mental disorders such as depression and anxiety. This is a matter of concern because COVID-19 is still not over. Because

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2021
Prevention and public health

Guillain-​Barré Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination.

Emerging infectious diseases

We conducted a multi-institutional study in Taiwan and a systematic review of the literature for reports of Guillain-​Barré syndrome after coronavirus disease vaccination. This condition, mostly the classic form and the acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneu

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2021
General medicine and research

Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence in Patients with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

International journal of environmental research and public health

Adherence to prescribed medication regimes improves outcomes for patients with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorders. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare the effectiveness among interventions to improve

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2020
Children's health

Prevalence and causes of childhood blindness in India: A systematic review.

Indian journal of ophthalmology

Childhood blindness is one of the priority targets of Vision 2020-Right To Sight due to its impact on the psychological and social growth of the child. An extensive search was performed to locate research papers on childhood blindness prevalence and its causes

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2022
Diabetes and metabolism

Risks of specific congenital anomalies in offspring of women with diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based studies including over 80 million births.

PLoS medicine

Background Pre-gestational diabetes mellitus (PGDM) has been known to be a risk factor for congenital heart defects (CHDs) for decades. However, the associations between maternal PGDM and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the risk of specific types of CH

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2020
Infections and immunity

Routine laboratory testing to determine if a patient has COVID-19.

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

Background Specific diagnostic tests to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and resulting COVID-19 disease are not always available and take time to obtain results. Routine laboratory markers such as white blood cell count, meas