Use of drugs for hyperlipidaemia and diabetes and risk of primary and secondary brain tumours: nested case-control studies using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)

Strengths and limitations of this study Large case–control study using database free of selection bias and…

Adequacy of cancer-related pain management using the Pain Management Index among patients with cancer in the Northwest oncology centres of Ethiopia: an institutional-based cross-sectional study

STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY This study is multicentre with a relatively large sample size,…

Comparison of industry payments to psychiatrists and psychiatric advanced practice clinicians in the USA, 2021: a cross-sectional study

Introduction Associations of industry payments with the prescribing behaviour of physicians and patient outcomes are well…

Investigating fear of cancer recurrence among female breast cancer survivors and their spouses in southwest China: a cross-sectional study

Strengths and limitations of this study Spouses’ fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) plays an important role…

Effectiveness of musculoskeletal manipulations in patients with neck pain: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis

STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY By integrating direct and indirect evidence, network meta-analysis will increase…

Efficacy and safety of deferoxamine, deferasirox and deferiprone triple iron chelator combination therapy for transfusion-dependent {beta}-thalassaemia with very high iron overload: a protocol for randomised controlled clinical trial

STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY This randomised controlled clinical trial evaluates the efficacy and safety…

Kharameh cohort study (KHCS) on non-communicable diseases and preliminary findings of 3-year follow-up

Introduction The rapid growth of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has been one of the most serious health-threatening…

Fertility policy changes, maternal and foetal characteristics and birth timing patterns at a tertiary referral centre in Beijing: a ten-year retrospective study

Introduction The fertility policies in China have gone through multiple changes over the past decades. Given…

Role of modifiable organisational factors in decreasing barriers to mental healthcare: a longitudinal study of mission meaningfulness, team relatedness and leadership trust among Canadian military personnel deployed on Operation LASER

Strengths and limitations of this study This study longitudinally examined a comprehensive range of individual and…

Utilisation of growth monitoring and promotion services and associated factors among mothers of children younger than 2 years in Gondar Zuria District, northwest Ethiopia: a community-based, cross-sectional study

Strengths and limitations of this study Growth monitoring and promotion service utilisation was assessed via the…