… required) 91 switches in 74 consecutive subjects M to HM 44 HM to M 47 Cancer (Opioid
toxicity in majority of cases) M:HM of 5.0:1 (4.2–5.9:1) a HM:M (expressed as M:HM) 3.7:1 (2.9–…

Background Phosphate binders (calcium-based and calcium-free) are recommended to
lower serum phosphate and prevent hyperphosphataemia in patients with chronic kidney …

The clinical significance of studies on survival predictors in terminal cancer patients is hindered
by both methodological limitations and the difficulty of finding common predictors for all …

… and former postdoctoral clinical research fellow ,1,2 Marcelo C Shibata, associate clinical
professor,1,2 Soori Sivakumaran, associate clinical professor of medicine,1,2 Marlene Dorgan, …

Every couple of decades governments decide that they need to involve citizens more in
public decision-making processes. The significant changes that have occurred over the past …

The objective of this study was to compare the performance of MEDLINE and EMBASE for the
identification of articles regarding controlled clinical trials (CCTs) published in English and …

Clinical estimation of the duration of life of patients with end of life cancer by treating
physicians is often inaccurate.

Study Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the scientific quality of systematic
reviews published in 5 leading emergency medicine journals. Methods: MEDLINE and …

OBJECTIVE: In the past few years access to the Internet has become readily available.
Patients are increasingly seeking and obtaining health information through the Internet, most …

Background While people of South Asian (SA) descent have higher rates of cardiovascular
disease compared with people of White European (WE) descent, a lower prevalence of lower …