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Objectives To investigate the relationship between alcohol consumption and dementia. Design Prospective cohort and case–control analyses combined with linear and non-linear Mendelian randomisation.

Health technology assessment in India in the next decade: reflections on a vision for its path to maturity and impact ...

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Background Musculoskeletal knee pain is a large and costly problem, and meniscal tears make up a large proportion of diagnoses. ‘Special tests’ to diagnose torn menisci are often used in the physical ...

Joseph Alderman et al argue that predictive models in healthcare lack adequate oversight and regulation. They highlight the ...

Correspondence to Matt Oxman, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo NO-0130, Norway; matt{at}mattoxman.com Healthcare students and professionals, as well as patients and ...

We read the recent paper1 on outcome selection in psychiatric trials with great interest. The authors highlight four concerns: the predominant focus on symptom reduction scales as primary outcomes, ...

2 Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada Correspondence to: Dr Charles G B ...

Correspondence to Dr David Nunan, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX2 6GG, UK; david.nunan{at}phc.ox.ac.uk As an introduction to evidence-based ...

Drug treatment to reduce cholesterol to new target levels is now recommended in four moderate- to high-risk patient populations: patients who have already sustained a cardiovascular event, adult ...