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Crossover promotion and prevention
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Efficacy and safety of using mesh or grafts in surgery for anterior and/or posterior vaginal wall prolapse: systematic review and meta-analysis.
(Elsevier Science, 2008)Background The efficacy and safety of mesh/graft in surgery for anterior or posterior pelvic organ prolapse is uncertain. Objectives To systematically review the efficacy and safety of mesh/graft for anterior or posterior ... -
Representations of rituals and care in perinatal death in British Midwifery textbooks 1937-2004
(Elsevier, 2008)Objective: to assess the evolution of attitudes and practices relating to perinatal loss through an analysis of British midwifery textbooks. Design: a literature review of midwifery textbooks, written or edited by midwives, ... -
Does taking vitamin, mineral and fatty acid supplements prevent cognitive decline? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials
(Blackwell, 2008)Background Observational studies have shown associations between nutritional status and cognition in later life but evidence from intervention studies is unclear. The present study systematically reviewed the evidence on ... -
Sexual function, delivery mode history, pelvic floor muscle exercises and incontinence : a cross-sectional study six years postpartum
(Wiley Interscience, 2008-06-03)Background: There is controversy over the effect of mode of delivery, pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME), incontinence and sexual function. Aim: To investigate the relationship of sexual function with delivery mode ... -
Systematic review of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness and economic modelling of minimal incision total hip replacement approaches in the management of arthritic disease of the hip
(Gray Publishing, 2008-06)Objectives: To assess the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of minimal incision approaches to total hip replacement (THR) for arthritis of the hip. Data sources: Major electronic databases were searched from ... -
Removal of childbirth delivery fees : the impact on health workers in Ghana
(Institute of Development Studies, 2008-03) -
Evaluating the economic outcomes of the policy of fee exemption for maternal delivery care in Ghana
(Ghana Medical Association, 2007-09)Background: The Government of Ghana’s fee exemption policy for delivery care introduced in September 2003, aimed at reducing financial barriers to using maternal services. This policy also aimed to increase the rate of ... -
TRACE : a new way to measure quality of maternal health care
(IMMPACT, 2007-02) -
Renal function, revascularization and risk
(OUP, 2007)