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The AGREE Reporting Checklist: a tool to improve reporting of clinical practice guidelines by Brouwers, Melissa C, Kerkvliet, Kate, Spithoff, Karen

“…AGREE II is a widely used standard for assessing the methodological quality of practice guidelines. This article describes the development of the AGREE…”
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Associated conditions in small fiber neuropathy – a large cohort study and review of the literature by Greef, B. T. A., Hoeijmakers, J. G. J., Gorissen‐Brouwers, C. M. L., Geerts, M., Faber, C. G., Merkies, I. S. J.

“…Background and purpose Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is a common disorder leading to neuropathic pain and autonomic symptoms. The objective of this study was to…”
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and cardiovascular disease: assessing the evidence for causality by Brouwers, Martijn C. G. J., Simons, Nynke, Stehouwer, Coen D. A., Isaacs, Aaron

“…Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is highly prevalent among individuals with type 2 diabetes. Although epidemiological studies have shown that NAFLD is…”
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Do guidelines offer implementation advice to target users? A systematic review of guideline applicability by Gagliardi, Anna R, Brouwers, Melissa C

“…Objective Providers and patients are most likely to use and benefit from guidelines accompanied by implementation support. Guidelines published in 2007 and…”
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Development of the AGREE II, part 2: assessment of validity of items and tools to support application by Brouwers, Melissa C, Kho, Michelle E, Browman, George P, Burgers, Jako S, Cluzeau, Françoise, Feder, Gene, Fervers, Béatrice, Graham, Ian D, Hanna, Steven E, Makarski, Julie

“…We established a program of research to improve the development, reporting and evaluation of practice guidelines. We assessed the construct validity of the…”
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Development of the AGREE II, part 1: performance, usefulness and areas for improvement by Brouwers, Melissa C, Kho, Michelle E, Browman, George P, Burgers, Jako S, Cluzeau, Francoise, Feder, Gene, Fervers, Béatrice, Graham, Ian D, Hanna, Steven E, Makarski, Julie

“…We undertook research to improve the AGREE instrument, a tool used to evaluate guidelines. We tested a new seven-point scale, evaluated the usefulness of the…”
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AGREE II: advancing guideline development, reporting and evaluation in health care by Brouwers, Melissa C, Kho, Michelle E, Browman, George P, Burgers, Jako S, Cluzeau, Francoise, Feder, Gene, Fervers, Béatrice, Graham, Ian D, Grimshaw, Jeremy, Hanna, Steven E, Littlejohns, Peter, Makarski, Julie, Zitzelsberger, Louise

“…The purpose of the AGREE II is more explicitly stated. The new version of the instrument is designed to assess the quality of practice guidelines across the…”
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Transduction patterns in the CNS following various routes of AAV-5-mediated gene delivery by Pietersz, K. L., Martier, R. M., Baatje, M. S., Liefhebber, J. M., Brouwers, C. C., Pouw, S. M., Fokkert, L., Lubelski, J., Petry, H., Martens, G. J. M., van Deventer, S. J., Konstantinova, P., Blits, B.

“…Various administration routes of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy have been examined to target the central nervous system to answer the question…”
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Effectiveness of guideline dissemination and implementation strategies on health care professionals’ behaviour and patient outcomes in the cancer care context: a systematic review by Tomasone, Jennifer R, Kauffeldt, Kaitlyn D, Chaudhary, Rushil, Brouwers, Melissa C

“…Background Health care professionals (HCPs) use clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to make evidence-informed decisions regarding patient care. Although a…”
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Chronic historical drought legacy exacerbates tree mortality and crown dieback during acute heatwave-compounded drought by Matusick, George, Ruthrof, Katinka X, Kala, Jatin, Brouwers, Niels C, Breshears, David D, Hardy, Giles E St J

“…Globally, combinations of drought and warming are driving widespread tree mortality and crown dieback. Yet thresholds triggering either tree mortality or crown…”
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Development and Validation of a Tool to Assess the Quality of Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendations by Brouwers, Melissa C, Spithoff, Karen, Kerkvliet, Kate, Alonso-Coello, Pablo, Burgers, Jako, Cluzeau, Francoise, Férvers, Beatrice, Graham, Ian, Grimshaw, Jeremy, Hanna, Steven, Kastner, Monika, Kho, Michelle, Qaseem, Amir, Straus, Sharon, Florez, Ivan D

“…Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) may lack rigor and suitability to the setting in which they are to be applied. Methods to yield clinical practice guideline…”
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American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guidelines: Formal Systematic Review–Based Consensus Methodology by ANDREW LOBLAW, D, PRESTRUD, Ann Alexis, SOMERFIELD, Mark R, OLIVER, Thomas K, BROUWERS, Melissa C, NAM, Robert K, LYMAN, Gary H, BASCH, Ethan

“…The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) guidelines program employs a systematic review-based methodology to produce evidence-based guidelines. This is…”
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AAV5-miHTT gene therapy demonstrates suppression of mutant huntingtin aggregation and neuronal dysfunction in a rat model of Huntington’s disease by Miniarikova, J, Zimmer, V, Martier, R, Brouwers, C C, Pythoud, C, Richetin, K, Rey, M, Lubelski, J, Evers, M M, van Deventer, S J, Petry, H, Déglon, N, Konstantinova, P

“…Huntington’s disease (HD) is a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by a mutation in the huntingtin ( HTT ) gene. To date, there is no treatment…”
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Cardiovascular and metabolic effects of metformin in patients with type 1 diabetes (REMOVAL): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial by Petrie, John R, Prof, Chaturvedi, Nishi, Prof, Ford, Ian, Prof, Brouwers, Martijn C G J, MD, Greenlaw, Nicola, MSc, Tillin, Therese, MBBS, Hramiak, Irene, Prof, Hughes, Alun D, Prof, Jenkins, Alicia J, Prof, Klein, Barbara E K, Prof, Klein, Ronald, Prof, Ooi, Teik C, Dr, Rossing, Peter, Prof, Stehouwer, Coen D A, Prof, Sattar, Naveed, Prof, Colhoun, Helen M, Prof

“…Summary Background Metformin might reduce insulin requirement and improve glycaemia in patients with type 1 diabetes, but whether it has cardiovascular…”
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Use of theory to plan or evaluate guideline implementation among physicians: a scoping review by Liang, Laurel, Bernhardsson, Susanne, Vernooij, Robin W M, Armstrong, Melissa J, Bussières, André, Brouwers, Melissa C, Gagliardi, Anna R

“…Guidelines support health care decision-making and high quality care and outcomes. However, their implementation is sub-optimal. Theory-informed, tailored…”
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The Effects of the Flash Technique Compared to Those of an Abbreviated Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy Protocol on the Emotionality and Vividness of Aversive Memories by Brouwers, Thomas C, de Jongh, Ad, Matthijssen, Suzy J M A

“…The Flash technique is a novel intervention aimed at rapidly decreasing the subjective disturbance of an aversive memory, thereby serving as a potential way of…”
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Cancer Care Ontario and American Society of Clinical Oncology Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Stages I-IIIA Resectable Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Guideline by PISTERS, Katherine M. W, EVANS, William K, GASPAR, Laurie E, PASS, Harvey I, SPIGEL, David R, STRAWN, John R, UNG, Yee C, SHEPHERD, Frances A, AZZOLI, Christopher G, KRIS, Mark G, SMITH, Christopher A, DESCH, Christopher E, SOMERFIELD, Mark R, BROUWERS, Melissa C, DARLING, Gail, ELLIS, Peter M

“…To determine the role of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy in patients with completely resected stage IA-IIIA non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The…”
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Assessment of the quality of recommendations from 161 clinical practice guidelines using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation–Recommendations Excellence (AGREE-REX) instrument shows there is room for improvement by Florez, Ivan D, Brouwers, Melissa C, Kerkvliet, Kate, Spithoff, Karen, Alonso-Coello, Pablo, Burgers, Jako, Cluzeau, Francoise, Férvers, Beatrice, Graham, Ian, Grimshaw, Jeremy, Hanna, Steven, Kastner, Monika, Kho, Michelle, Qaseem, Amir, Straus, Sharon

“…Objective To assess the quality of recommendations from 161 clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) using AGREE-REX-D (Appraisal of Guidelines REsearch and…”
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Visual Schema Displacement Therapy versus Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy versus waitlist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: results of a randomized clinical trial by Matthijssen, Suzy J M A, Brouwers, Thomas C, de Jongh, Ad

“…Visual Schema Displacement Therapy (VSDT) is a novel approach showing promise in mitigating distressing memories, akin to Eye Movement Desensitization and…”
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Association of common gene variants in glucokinase regulatory protein with cardiorenal disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Simons, Pomme I H G, Simons, Nynke, Stehouwer, Coen D A, Schalkwijk, Casper G, Schaper, Nicolaas C, Brouwers, Martijn C G J

“…Small-molecules that disrupt the binding between glucokinase and glucokinase regulatory protein (GKRP) in the liver represent a potential new class of…”
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