MOST PUBLISHED META-REGRESSION ANALYSES BASED ON AGGREGATE DATA SUFFER FROM METHODOLOGICAL PITFALLS: A META-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY

Most published meta-regression analyses based on aggregate data suffer from methodological pitfalls: a meta-epidemiological study

Abstract Background Due to clinical and methodological diversity, clinical studies included in meta-analyses often differ in ways that lead to differences in treatment effects across studies.Meta-regression analysis is generally recommended to explore associations between study-level characteristics and treatment effect, however, three key pitfalls

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Circular Economy as an Important Lever to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Case of an Electricity Distribution Company in Morocco

This article discusses the major challenges related to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the electricity sector and their impact on global climate change.The electricity sector is responsible for about a quarter of total global GHG emissions.To gumball bere address these challenges, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is used to measure the environmental i

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The Added Burden of Personality Disorder on Subsidized Australian Health Service Utilization Among Women With Mental State Disorder

This study aimed to investigate health service utilization among women with mental state disorder only (MSD-PD), mental state disorder plus personality disorder (MSD+PD), and controls in a population-based sample.Women (n = 635) from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study completed mental health assessments and were categorized into groups (MSD-PD, MSD+PD,

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Laparoscopic repair for vesicouterine fistulae

ABSTRACT Objective: The purpose of this video is to present the laparoscopic repair of a VUF in a 42-year-old woman, with gross hematuria, in the immediate postoperative phase following a cesarean delivery.The obstetric team implemented conservative management, including Foley catheter insertion, for 2 weeks.She subsequently developed intermittent

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Risk factors for types of recurrent tuberculosis (reactivation versus reinfection): A global systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: The purpose of this meta-analysis (PROSPERO number: CRD42021243204) is to perform extensive and penetrating analyses on the risk factors associated with reactivation or reinfection.Methods: We searched PubMed and Embase using search terms.Risk factors (including gender, length of time between first onset and recurrent diagnosis, extrapu

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