Published in BMC Med Res Methodol on July 26, 2006
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Improving recognition of anxiety and depression in rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative study in a community clinic. Br J Gen Pract (2017) 0.84
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Living with complexity; marshalling resources: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis of lived experience of mental and physical multimorbidity. BMC Fam Pract (2015) 0.78
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How to locate and appraise qualitative research in complementary and alternative medicine. BMC Complement Altern Med (2013) 0.77
Transforming primary healthcare by including the stakeholders involved in delivering care to people living in poverty: EQUIhealThY study protocol. BMC Health Serv Res (2013) 0.77
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Network meta-analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to increase the uptake of smoke alarms. Epidemiol Rev (2011) 0.98
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A general approach for the quantitative analysis of bisphosphonates in human serum and urine by high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom (2006) 0.97
Evaluating primary care research networks. Health Serv Manage Res (2007) 0.97
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the value of initial biomarkers in predicting adverse outcome in febrile neutropenic episodes in children and young people with cancer. BMC Med (2012) 0.97
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A preoperative education intervention to reduce anxiety and improve recovery among Chinese cardiac patients: a randomized controlled trial. Int J Nurs Stud (2011) 0.96
Extending methods for investigating the relationship between treatment effect and baseline risk from pairwise meta-analysis to network meta-analysis. Stat Med (2012) 0.96
The Prostate Care Questionnaire for Carers (PCQ-C): reliability, validity and acceptability. BMC Health Serv Res (2009) 0.94
The association between histamine 2 receptor antagonist use and Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One (2013) 0.94
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Uptake of methods to deal with publication bias in systematic reviews has increased over time, but there is still much scope for improvement. J Clin Epidemiol (2011) 0.92
The role and impact of facilitators in primary care: findings from the implementation of the Gold Standards Framework for palliative care. Fam Pract (2009) 0.91
Safety of antidepressants in adults aged under 65: protocol for a cohort study using a large primary care database. BMC Psychiatry (2013) 0.91
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Home safety education and provision of safety equipment for injury prevention (Review). Evid Based Child Health (2013) 0.88
The prostate care questionnaire for patients (PCQ-P): reliability, validity and acceptability. BMC Health Serv Res (2009) 0.88
Place of death: how much does it matter? The priority is to improve end-of-life care in all settings. Br J Gen Pract (2008) 0.88
Organising services for influenza vaccination for older people. J Health Serv Res Policy (2004) 0.86