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Lessons from monitoring the performance of highway bridges
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Screening tests for detecting open angle glaucoma : systematic review and meta-analysis
(The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc., 2008-07-09)PURPOSE. To assess the comparative accuracy of potential screening tests for open angle glaucoma (OAG). METHODS. Medline, Embase, Biosis (to November 2005), Science Citation Index (to December 2005), and The Cochrane Library ... -
The Accuracy of Accredited Glaucoma Optometrists in the Diagnosis and Treatment Recommendation for Glaucoma
(BMJ, 2007-12)Background/aims: To compare the diagnostic performance of accredited glaucoma optometrists (AGO) for both the diagnosis of, and decision to treat glaucoma with that of routine hospital eye care against a reference standard ... -
Facility-based maternal deaths review : learning from deaths occurring in health facilities
(World Health Organization, 2004) -
Developing the content of two behavioural interventions : using theory-based interventions to promote GP management of upper respiratory tract infection without prescribing antibiotics #1
(BioMed Central, 2008-01-14)Background: Evidence shows that antibiotics have limited effectiveness in the management of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) yet GPs continue to prescribe antibiotics. Implementation research does not currently ... -
The role of microbiology and pharmacy departments in the stewardship of antibiotic prescribing in European hospitals
(Elsevier, 2007-06)This observational, cross-sectional study describes the role played by clinical microbiology and pharmacy departments in the stewardship of antibiotic prescribing in European hospitals. A total of 170 acute care hospitals ... -
Quality of life and chronic pain four years after gastrointestinal surgery
(Springer, 2006-06-02)PURPOSE: Little is known about the prevalence of chronic postsurgical pain after gastrointestinal surgery. This study was designed to assess the prevalence of chronic pain and quality of life in a cohort of patients who ... -
NorthStar, a support tool for the design and evaluation of quality improvement interventions in healthcare
(BioMed Central, 2007-06-26)Background: The Research-Based Education and Quality Improvement (ReBEQI) European partnership aims to establish a framework and provide practical tools for the selection, implementation, and evaluation of quality improvement ... -
The Case of Petronia Iusta
(Office international de librairie, 2000)This article examines a lawsuit from the 70s AD, concering a young woman from Herculaneum.