Search Results - "Helfand, M."

Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations in clinical practice guidelines Part 3 of 3. The GRADE approach to developing recommendations by Brożek, J. L., Akl, E. A., Compalati, E., Kreis, J., Terracciano, L., Fiocchi, A., Ueffing, E., Andrews, J., Alonso‐Coello, P., Meerpohl, J. J., Lang, D. M., Jaeschke, R., Williams Jr, J. W., Phillips, B., Lethaby, A., Bossuyt, P., Glasziou, P., Helfand, M., Watine, J., Afilalo, M., Welch, V., Montedori, A., Abraha, I., Horvath, A. R., Bousquet, J., Guyatt, G. H., Schünemann, H. J.

“…To cite this article: Brożek JL, Akl EA, Compalati E, Kreis J, Terracciano L, Fiocchi A, Ueffing E, Andrews J, Alonso‐Coello P, Meerpohl JJ, Lang DM, Jaeschke…”
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Symptom burden and information needs in prostate cancer survivors: a case for tailored long‐term survivorship care by Bernat, Jennifer K., Wittman, Daniela A., Hawley, Sarah T., Hamstra, Daniel A., Helfand, Alexander M., Haggstrom, David A., Darwish‐Yassine, May, Skolarus, Ted A.

“…Objectives To determine the relationship between long‐term prostate cancer survivors’ symptom burden and information needs. Patients and Methods We used…”
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Comparative efficacy and safety of skeletal muscle relaxants for spasticity and musculoskeletal conditions: a systematic review by Chou, Roger, Peterson, Kim, Helfand, Mark

“…Skeletal muscle relaxants are a heterogeneous group of medications used to treat two different types of underlying conditions: spasticity from upper motor…”
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Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations in clinical practice guidelines: Part 2 of 3. The GRADE approach to grading quality of evidence about diagnostic tests and strategies by Brożek, J.L, Akl, E.A, Jaeschke, R, Lang, D.M, Bossuyt, P, Glasziou, P, Helfand, M, Ueffing, E, Alonso-Coello, P, Meerpohl, J, Phillips, B, Horvath, A.R, Bousquet, J, Guyatt, G.H, Schünemann, H.J

“…The GRADE approach to grading the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations provides a comprehensive and transparent approach for developing clinical…”
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Comparative efficacy and safety of long-acting oral opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: a systematic review by Chou, Roger, Clark, Elizabeth, Helfand, Mark

“…Opioids have been endorsed as appropriate treatment for refractory chronic non-cancer pain when used according to published guidelines. They are widely used…”
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How Important are Locational Characteristics for Rural Non-agricultural Employment? Lessons from Brazil by Jonasson, Erik, Helfand, Steven M.

“…By paying particular attention to the local economic context, this paper analyzes the factors that influence rural non-agricultural employment and earnings…”
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Screening for thyroid disease: An update by HELFAND, M, REDFERN, C. C

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Farm size and the determinants of productive efficiency in the Brazilian Center-West by Helfand, Steven M., Levine, Edward S.

“…This paper explores the determinants of technical efficiency, and the relationship between farm size and efficiency, in the Center-West of Brazil. This is the…”
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No impact of rural development policies? No synergies with CCTs? The IFAD-supported Gavião Project in Brazil by Costa, Lorena Vieira, Helfand, Steven M., Souza, André Portela de

“…We estimate the impacts of an IFAD-supported rural development project (Pro-Gavião). Because public policies are frequently implemented simultaneously rather…”
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CARE guidelines for case reports: explanation and elaboration document. Translation into Russian by Barber, Melissa S., Aronson, Jeffrey K., Von Schoen-Angerer, Tido, Riley, David S., Tugwell, Peter, Kiene, Helmut, Helfand, M., Altman, Douglas G., Sox, H., Werthmann, Paul G., Moher, David, Rison, Richard A., Shamseer, Larissa, Koch, Christian A., Sun, Gordon, Hanaway, Patrick, Sudak, Nancy L., Carpenter, James E., Gagnier, Joel J.

“…BACKGROUND: Well-written and transparent case reports (1) reveal early signals of potential benefits, harms, and information on the use of resources; (2)…”
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The inverse relationship between farm size and productivity: Refocusing the debate by Helfand, Steven M., Taylor, Matthew P.H.

“…•Agricultural productivity matters for poverty reduction and growth.•Land productivity declines with farm size in all regions of Brazil.•The farm size – total…”
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Treatment of ureteral anastomotic strictures with reimplantation and survival after cystectomy and urinary diversion by Helfand, Alexander M., MD, Beach, Rebekah, MD, Hadj-Moussa, Miriam, MD, Krishnan, Naveen, MD, MS, He, Chang, MS, Montgomery, Jeffrey S., MD, MHSA, Morgan, Todd M., MD, Weizer, Alon Z., MD, MS, Hafez, Khaled, MD, PhD, Lee, Cheryl T., MD, Stoffel, John T., MD, Skolarus, Ted A., MD, MPH

“…Abstract Objective To examine whether long-term renal function and overall survival outcomes vary according to management approach for ureteral anastomotic…”
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Circulating endoglin concentration is not elevated in chronic kidney disease by Charytan, David M, Helfand, Alexander M, MacDonald, Brian A, Cinelli, Angeles, Kalluri, Raghu, Zeisberg, Elisabeth M

“…Soluble endoglin, a TGF-β receptor, plays a key role in cardiovascular physiology. Whether circulating concentrations of soluble endoglin are elevated in CKD…”
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Spatial stochastic frontier models: accounting for unobserved local determinants of inefficiency by Schmidt, Alexandra M., Moreira, Ajax R. B., Helfand, Steven M., Fonseca, Thais C. O.

“…This paper analyzes the productivity of farms across 370 municipalities in the Center-West region of Brazil. A stochastic frontier model with a latent spatial…”
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Starting early and staying longer: The effects of a Brazilian primary schooling reform on student performance by Ryu, Hanbyul, Helfand, Steven M., Moreira, Roni Barbosa

“…•We investigate the impact of Brazil’s 2006 school reform that lowered entry age and increased the length of primary education.•The policy reform increased…”
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A matter of time: An impact evaluation of the Brazilian National Land Credit Program by Helfand, Steven M., Sielawa, Vilma H., Singhania, Deepak

“…This paper provides an impact evaluation of the Programa Nacional de Crédito Fundiário, a market assisted land reform program in Brazil. The paper uses a panel…”
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Segmental neurofibromatosis presenting with congenital excessive skin folds by Helfand, Alexander M, Nouriel, Ariella, Zisquit, Jonah, Barzilai, Aviv, Greenberger, Shoshana

“…Segmental neurofibromatosis (SNF) is a rare type of neurofibromatosis (NF-1) resulting from post-zygotic somatic mutations in the neurofibromin gene that leads…”
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Increased concentration of circulating angiogenesis and nitric oxide inhibitors induces endothelial to mesenchymal transition and myocardial fibrosis in patients with chronic kidney disease by Charytan, David M, Padera, Robert, Helfand, Alexander M, Zeisberg, Michael, Xu, Xingbo, Liu, Xiaopeng, Himmelfarb, Jonathan, Cinelli, Angeles, Kalluri, Raghu, Zeisberg, Elisabeth M

“…Abstract Background Sudden cardiovascular death is increased in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Experimental CKD models suggest that angiogenesis and nitric…”
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The Extent, Pattern, and Degree of Market Integration: A Multivariate Approach for the Brazilian Rice Market by González-Rivera, Gloria, Helfand, Steven M.

“…The extent, pattern, and degree of integration are analyzed in a multivariate system with cointegrating restrictions. The extent of the market is found by…”
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Griscelli Syndrome Type 3: Two New Cases and Review of the Literature by Nouriel, Ariella, Zisquit, Jonah, Helfand, Alexander M., Anikster, Yair, Greenberger, Shoshana

“…A 3‐year‐old Arab boy with a history of hypoplastic left heart syndrome was referred to the pediatric dermatology clinic at Sheba Medical Center for evaluation…”
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