Publications - 2006

Bian ZX, Moher D, Dagenais S, Li YP, Wu TX, Liu L, et al. Improving the quality of randomized controlled trials in Chinese herbal medicine, part IV: applying a revised CONSORT checklist to measure reporting quality. Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao 2006 May;4(3):233-42.

Bian ZX, Moher D, Dagenais S, Li YP, Liu L, Wu TX, et al. Improving the quality of randomized controlled trials in Chinese herbal medicine, part II: control group design. Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao 2006 Mar;4(2):130-6.

Bian ZX, Li YP, Moher D, Dagenais S, Liu L, Wu TX, et al. Improving the quality of randomized controlled trials in Chinese herbal medicine, part I: clinical trial design and methodology. Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao 2006 Mar;4(2):120-9.

Bronfort G, Haas M, Moher D, Bouter L, van TM, Triano J, et al. Review conclusions by Ernst and Canter regarding spinal manipulation refuted. Chiropr Osteopat 2006;14:14.

Dagenais S, Moher D. Re: Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Vassilaki M, Chiang LM. Frequency and clinical predictors of adverse reactions to chiropractic care in the UCLA neck pain study. Spine 2005; 30: 1477-84. Spine 2006 Jan 15;31(2):253-4.

Dagenais S, Tricco AC, Bian ZX, Huang WH, Moher D. Critical appraisal of clinical studies in Chinese herbal medicine. Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao 2006 Sep;4(5):455-66.

Deforge D, Blackmer J, Garritty C, Yazdi F, Cronin V, Barrowman N, et al. Male erectile dysfunction following spinal cord injury: a systematic review. Spinal Cord 2006 Aug;44(8):465-73.

Gagnier J, Moher D. Helping consumers of healthcare knowledge: Improving the quality of reports of randomized controlled trials. Explore (NY) 2006 Mar;2(2):141-2.

Gagnier J, Boon H, Rochon P, Barnes J, Moher D, Bombardier C. Improving the quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials evaluating herbal interventions: implementing the CONSORT statement [corrected]. Explore (NY) 2006 Mar;2(2):143-9.

Gagnier JJ, Boon H, Rochon P, Moher D, Barnes J, Bombardier C. Reporting randomized, controlled trials of herbal interventions: an elaborated CONSORT statement. Ann Intern Med 2006 Mar 7;144(5):364-7.

Gagnier JJ, Boon H, Rochon P, Moher D, Barnes J, Bombardier C. Recommendations for reporting randomized controlled trials of herbal interventions: Explanation and elaboration. J Clin Epidemiol 2006 Nov;59(11):1134-49.

Garritty C, El EK. Who's using PDAs? Estimates of PDA use by health care providers: a systematic review of surveys. J Med Internet Res 2006;8(2):e7.

Hodge WG, Schachter HM, Barnes D, Pan Y, Lowcock EC, Zhang L, et al. Efficacy of omega-3 fatty acids in preventing age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review. Ophthalmology 2006 Jul;113(7):1165-72.

Hodge WG, Barnes D, Schachter HM, Pan YI, Lowcock EC, Zhang L, et al. The evidence for efficacy of omega-3 fatty acids in preventing or slowing the progression of retinitis pigmentosa: a systematic review. Can J Ophthalmol 2006 Aug;41(4):481-90.

Hutchison J, Ward R, Lacroix J, Hebert P, Skippen P, Barnes M, et al. Hypothermia pediatric head injury trial: the value of a pretrial clinical evaluation phase. Dev Neurosci 2006;28(4-5):291-301.

Jacquier I, Boutron I, Moher D, Roy C, Ravaud P. The reporting of randomized clinical trials using a surgical intervention is in need of immediate improvement: a systematic review. Ann Surg 2006 Nov;244(5):677-83.

Lemyre B, Sherlock R, Hogan D, Gaboury I, Blanchard C, Moher D. How effective is tetracaine 4% gel, before a peripherally inserted central catheter, in reducing procedural pain in infants: a randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial [ISRCTN75884221]. BMC Med 2006;4:11.

Leung KS, Bian ZX, Moher D, Dagenais S, Li YP, Liu L, et al. Improving the quality of randomized controlled trials in Chinese herbal medicine, part III: quality control of Chinese herbal medicine used in randomized controlled trials. Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao 2006 May;4(3):225-32.

Plint AC, Moher D, Morrison A, Schulz K, Altman DG, Hill C, et al. Does the CONSORT checklist improve the quality of reports of randomised controlled trials? A systematic review. Med J Aust 2006 Sep 4;185(5):263-7.

Reisman J, Schachter H, Dales RE, Tran K, Kourad K, Barnes D, et al. Treating asthma with Omega-3 fatty acids: Where is the evidence? A Systematic Review. BMC Complement Altern Med 2006 Jul 19;6(1):26.

Rostom A, Dube C, Lewin G, Tsertsvadze A, Barrowman NJ, Code C, et al. Use of aspirin and NSAIDs to prevent colorectal cancer. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2006. Report No.: Evidence Synthesis No. XX. (prepared by the University of Ottawa Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-0021).

Sampson M, McGowan J, Cogo E, Horsley T. Managing database overlap in systematic reviews using Batch Citation Matcher: case studies using Scopus. J Med Libr Assoc 2006 Oct;94(4):461-3, e219.

Sampson M, Barrowman NJ, Moher D, Clifford TJ, Platt RW, Morrison A, et al. Can electronic search engines optimize screening of search results in systematic reviews: an empirical study. BMC Med Res Methodol 2006;6:7.

Sampson M, McGowan J. Errors in search strategies were identified by type and frequency. J Clin Epidemiol 2006 Oct;59(10):1057-63.

Sampson M, Zhang L, Morrison A, Barrowman NJ, Clifford TJ, Platt RW, et al. An alternative to the hand searching gold standard: validating methodological search filters using relative recall. BMC Med Res Methodol 2006;6:33.

Schachter HM, Mamaladze V, Lewin G, Graham ID, Brouwers M, Sampson M, et al. Many quality measurements, but few quality measures assessing the quality of breast cancer care in women: A systematic review. BMC Cancer 2006 Dec 18;6(1):291.

Tricco AC, Pham B, Duval B, De SG, Gilca V, Vrbova L, et al. A review of interventions triggered by hepatitis A infected food-handlers in Canada. BMC Health Serv Res 2006;6:157.

Wiebe N, Vandermeer B, Platt RW, Klassen TP, Moher D, Barrowman NJ. A systematic review identifies a lack of standardization in methods for handling missing variance data. J Clin Epidemiol 2006 Apr;59(4):342-53.

Zhang L, Sampson M, McGowan J. Reporting of the role of the expert searcher in Cochrane reviews. Evid Based Libr Info Pract 2006;1(4):3-16.

Zhang L, Ajiferuke I, Sampson M. Optimizing search strategies to identify randomized controlled trials in MEDLINE. BMC Med Res Methodol 2006 May 9;6(1):23.