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E-cigarettes versus nicotine replacement treatment as harm reduction interventions for smokers who find quitting difficult: Randomised controlled trial.
(2021-06-29)BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The majority of smokers accessing the current best treatments continue to smoke. We aimed to test if e-cigarettes (EC) compared with nicotine replacement treatment (NRT) can help such smokers reduce ... -
Early echocardiography does not predict subsequent treatment of symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus in extremely preterm infants.
(2018-11)AIM: To determine whether early echocardiographic ductal parameters identified infants who subsequently received medical or surgical treatment of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). METHODS: Infants <29 weeks had PDA size ... -
The effect of dietary salt on blood pressure in individuals receiving chronic dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
(Springer Nature, 2018-11-09)Dietary salt reduction in the general population lowers blood pressure and cardiovascular risk. Despite being widely recommended, there is limited evidence as to whether this is applicable to individuals with end-stage ... -
Effect of Dose and Duration of Dietary Sodium Reduction on Blood Pressure Levels: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Trials
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Effect of dose and duration of reduction in dietary sodium on blood pressure levels: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials.
(2020-02-24)OBJECTIVE: To examine the dose-response relation between reduction in dietary sodium and blood pressure change and to explore the impact of intervention duration. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis following PRISMA ... -
The effect of the Montgomery judgment on settled claims against the National Health Service due to failure to inform before giving consent to treatment.
(Oxford University Press, 2020-03-19)BACKGROUND: A landmark legal judgment in March 2015 (Montgomery) changed the test for determining negligence due to failing to inform patients before consent, by moving away from asking what a reasonable doctor should ... -
Effects of product reformulation on sugar intake and health-a systematic review and meta-analysis.
(Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Life Sciences Institute, 2019-01-08)Context: Obesity, type 2 diabetes, and dental caries are all major public health problems in the United Kingdom and contribute substantially to healthcare costs. Objective: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted ...