Long-Term Follow-Up of Ultrasound-Guided Glossopharyngeal Nerve Block Treatment for Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia: A Retrospective Clinical Study of 43 Cases [Letter] by Xing C, Cheng S

Get full text

Family planning in Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs): A scoping review. by Relmah Baritama Harrington, Nichole Harvey, Sarah Larkins, Michelle Redman-MacLaren

“…A total of 45 papers (15 peer-reviewed and 30 grey literature publications) were critically reviewed. …”
Get full text

Contact tracing indicators for COVID-19: Rapid scoping review and conceptual framework. by Florian Vogt, Karishma Krishna Kurup, Paul Mussleman, Caroline Habrun, Madeleine Crowe, Alexandra Woodward, Giovanna Jaramillo-Gutierrez, John Kaldor, Sirenda Vong, Victor Del Rio Vilas

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a rapid scoping review using a systematic literature search strategy in the peer-reviewed and grey literature as well as open source online documents. …”
Get full text

Review of two decades of cholera diagnostics--how far have we really come? by Michal H Dick, Martine Guillerm, Francis Moussy, Claire-Lise Chaignat

“…The status of diagnostic tools for Vibrio cholerae is assessed, describing products that have been commercialised over the last two decades and discussing their peer-reviewed evaluation.<h4>Method</h4>Review of post-1990 peer-reviewed and grey literature on rapid diagnostic tests for Vibrio cholerae.…”
Get full text

Barriers and facilitators for the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people in refugee contexts globally: A scoping review. by Veronika Tirado, Josephine Chu, Claudia Hanson, Anna Mia Ekström, Anna Kågesten

“…<h4>Findings</h4>We screened 1,169 records and included 30 publications (qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods) across 22 countries; 15 were peer-reviewed articles and 15 were from the grey literature. …”
Get full text

The scholarly and practice profile of respiratory therapists in Canada: A cross-sectional survey by Marco Zaccagnini, André Bussières, Peter Nugus, Andrew West, Aliki Thomas

“…Few participants had authored or co-authored peer-reviewed publications. RTs reported reading approximately 2.2 peer-reviewed publications monthly. …”
Get full text

Nutritional care for children with feeding difficulties and disabilities: A scoping review. by Alyssa Klein, Malia Uyehara, Andrew Cunningham, Madina Olomi, Kristen Cashin, Catherine M Kirk

“…The non-systematic scoping review included a desk review of peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed literature and key informant interviews. …”
Get full text

Engagement in meaningful activities post suicide loss: A scoping review protocol. by Monique Gill, Meera Premnazeer, Orianna Scali, Sakina Rizvi, Alex Schendelman, Helene Polatajko, Jill I Cameron

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>1) To describe the nature and extent of the peer-reviewed suicide loss and bereavement literature related to engagement in meaningful activities; and 2) to identify facilitators and barriers that may impact engagement in meaningful activities post loss.…”
Get full text

Equity in Basic Medical Education accreditation standards: a scoping review protocol by Usman Mahboob, Muhammad Irfan, Neelofar Shaheen, Ahsan Sethi

“…The research findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, social media platforms, and academic presentations at workshops and conferences.…”
Get full text

A surveillance study to determine the accuracy of mild traumatic brain injury diagnosis in an emergency department: protocol for a retrospective cohort study by Ian D Cameron, Ilaria Pozzato, Ashley Craig, Bamini Gopinath, Mark Gillett, Annette Kifley, Kim Van Vu, Susanne Meares, Anthony Liang

“…The written papers from this study will be submitted for publication in quality peer-reviewed medical and health journals. Study findings will be disseminated via presentations at national/international conferences and peer-reviewed journals.…”
Get full text

Addressing Gender Disparities in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Scoping Review of Life Skills-Based Education in Pakistan by Bushra Anwar, Sayema Awais, Muhammad Moeed Azwar Bhatti, Sania Ahmed, Muhammad Bin Aslam Zahid, Hafsa Malik

“…Given the limited availability of peer-reviewed studies (only three articles), relevant non-peer-reviewed literature was also incorporated into the final analysis. …”
Get full text

Access to evidence-based care: a systematic review of trauma and surgical literature costs across resource settings by Eduardo Huaman, Lacey LaGrone, Megan Wojick, Hannah Conner, Ashley Farley, Marianne Luyo, Sam Thomas-Pate

“…When considering purchasing power parity, APCs and subscription costs ranged from 2 to 15 times more expensive in LMICs when compared with those in the USA.Limitations Primary search term was in English only, and only peer-reviewed journal articles were reviewed.Conclusions or implications of key findings Although initiatives exist to support peer-reviewed journals in LMICs, there is an exorbitant cost for authors in these countries, as well as those in high-income countries that are not affiliated with a large institution, to either publish in, or access, a majority of surgical journals. …”
Get full text

The relationship between bats and human coronavirus: An exploratory review by Sajal BHATTACHARYA, Shakya SINHA, Rina TILAK, Sugeng Juwono MARDIHUSODO

“…Methods: A narrative review was conducted by using electronic databases- PubMed/Medline, Google scholar, Wiley Online Library, Semantic Scholar, and medXiriv- for searching all types of peer-reviewed and not peer-reviewed articles in English language, published from 2002 to 2020. …”
Get full text

Re &ldquo;Inhaled Corticosteroid Particle Size and Risk of Hospitalization Rue to Exacerbations and All-Cause Mortality in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Respiratory Disease. A... by Hubbard R, Carter V, Henley W, Price D

Get full text

Innovative Assessment of Crohn&rsquo;s Disease: An Activity Prediction Tool Combining Laboratory Data and Imaging [Letter] by Wang F, Jiang Q, He P

Get full text

Measuring Diagnostic Quality: The Capacity of Routinely Collected Data and Applications to Chronic Respiratory Disease by Mountain R, Gatheral T, Haslam P, Heys K, Knight J

Get full text

Propensity Score to Compare Pars Plana Vitrectomy and Scleral Buckling in Retrospective Studies [Letter] by Visioli G, Alisi L, Albanese GM

Get full text

Insights and Considerations for &ldquo;Higher Intraocular Levels of Inflammatory Factors are Related to Retinal Vascular and Neurodegeneration in Myopic Retinopathy&rdquo; [Letter] by Cao H, Ma X

Get full text

Factors Associated With Recurrent Emergency Department Visits for Epistaxis in Adults, Cross Sectional Study in Two Tertiary Care Hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [Letter] by Al-Wathinani AM, Goniewicz K

Get full text

Comment on &ldquo;Effect of Acupuncture Intervention on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Hemodialysis-Dependent Kidney Failure Patients: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled C... by He L, Lv S

Get full text