Results: 26

Treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: a literature-based algorithm for use in the public health care system

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Bisphosphonates are considered first-line agents in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis based on extensive experience of use, safety, and proven efficacy in reducing vertebral, non-vertebral and femur fractures. However, post-marketing reports based on the treatment of millions of patie...

Reparo Mitral Percutâneo com MitraClip® como Tratamento Adjuvante da Insuficiência Cardíaca
Percutaneous Mitral Repair with MitraClip® as an Adjunct Therapy of Heart Failure

ABC., imagem cardiovasc; 30 (1), 2017

Vignettes and differential health reporting: results from the Japanese World Health Survey

We examined the factors associated with the evaluation of health description vignettes and how Japanese people make decisions related to the eight health dimensions (mobility, emotions, pain, relationship with others, sleep and energy, vision, recognition/remembering abilities, and self-care). We investi...

Development of clinical reasoning in an undergraduate medical program at a Brazilian university

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE The cognitive processes relating to the development of clinical reasoning are only partially understood, which explains the difficulties in teaching this skill in medical courses. This study aimed to understand how clinical reasoning develops among undergraduate medical st...

Network Meta-analysis to Synthesize Evidence for Decision Making in Cardiovascular Research

Arq. bras. cardiol; 106 (4), 2016
Abstract Clinical decision-making requires synthesis of evidence from literature reviews focused on a specific theme. Evidence synthesis is performed with qualitative assessments and systematic reviews of randomized clinical trials, typically covering statistical pooling with pairwise meta-analyses. Thes...