Published in Implement Sci on September 10, 2014
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Letters, numbers, symbols and words: how to communicate grades of evidence and recommendations. CMAJ (2003) 3.92
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The effects of male circumcision on female partners' genital tract symptoms and vaginal infections in a randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2008) 3.60
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Limitations of rapid HIV-1 tests during screening for trials in Uganda: diagnostic test accuracy study. BMJ (2007) 3.41
Voluntary HIV counseling and testing acceptance, sexual risk behavior and HIV incidence in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS (2005) 3.39
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SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 4: Using research evidence to clarify a problem. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 2.15
Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 3. Group composition and consultation process. Health Res Policy Syst (2006) 2.15
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User testing and stakeholder feedback contributed to the development of understandable and useful Summary of Findings tables for Cochrane reviews. J Clin Epidemiol (2010) 2.12
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 9: Assessing the applicability of the findings of a systematic review. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 2.05
SUPPORT tools for evidence-informed policymaking in health 6: Using research evidence to address how an option will be implemented. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 2.02
SUPPORT tools for evidence-informed policymaking in health 11: Finding and using evidence about local conditions. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 2.00
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 7: Finding systematic reviews. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 1.99
Incorporating considerations of resources use into grading recommendations. BMJ (2008) 1.94
Evidence summaries tailored to health policy-makers in low- and middle-income countries. Bull World Health Organ (2010) 1.94
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GRADE guidelines: 11. Making an overall rating of confidence in effect estimates for a single outcome and for all outcomes. J Clin Epidemiol (2012) 1.90
Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 5. Group processes. Health Res Policy Syst (2006) 1.87
What proportion of episodes of gonorrhoea and chlamydia becomes symptomatic? Int J STD AIDS (2002) 1.87
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GRADE guidelines: 13. Preparing summary of findings tables and evidence profiles-continuous outcomes. J Clin Epidemiol (2012) 1.86
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 8: Deciding how much confidence to place in a systematic review. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 1.86
WHO Rapid Advice Guidelines for pharmacological management of sporadic human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. Lancet Infect Dis (2007) 1.85
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 3: Setting priorities for supporting evidence-informed policymaking. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 1.84
Medical messages in the media--barriers and solutions to improving medical journalism. Health Expect (2003) 1.84
The origins, evolution, and future of The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Int J Technol Assess Health Care (2009) 1.84
Randomisation to protect against selection bias in healthcare trials. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2011) 1.82
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 5: Using research evidence to frame options to address a problem. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 1.82
Using alternative statistical formats for presenting risks and risk reductions. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2011) 1.81
SUPPORT tools for evidence-informed policymaking in health 18: Planning monitoring and evaluation of policies. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 1.81
Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 13. Applicability, transferability and adaptation. Health Res Policy Syst (2006) 1.80
Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 9. Grading evidence and recommendations. Health Res Policy Syst (2006) 1.80
GRADE guidelines: 12. Preparing summary of findings tables-binary outcomes. J Clin Epidemiol (2012) 1.75
HIV-1 viral subtype differences in the rate of CD4+ T-cell decline among HIV seroincident antiretroviral naive persons in Rakai district, Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2010) 1.74
Repeat voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT), sexual risk behavior and HIV incidence in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS Behav (2006) 1.74
Selection of HIV variants with signature genotypic characteristics during heterosexual transmission. J Infect Dis (2009) 1.67
Can population differences explain the contrasting results of the Mwanza, Rakai, and Masaka HIV/sexually transmitted disease intervention trials?: A modeling study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2004) 1.65
Higher risk behaviour and rates of sexually transmitted diseases in Mwanza compared to Uganda may help explain HIV prevention trial outcomes. AIDS (2003) 1.63
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