Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community.
- L. Gillespie, M. Robertson, B. Rowe
- MedicineCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- 2009
Exercise interventions reduce risk and rate of falls, and home safety interventions did not reduce falls, but were effective in people with severe visual impairment, and in others at higher risk of falling.
Effects of exercise on breast cancer patients and survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- M. McNeely, K. Campbell, B. Rowe, T. Klassen, J. Mackey, K. Courneya
- Medicine, PsychologyCanadian Medical Association Journal
- 4 July 2006
Exercise is an effective intervention to improve quality of life, cardiorespiratory fitness, physical functioning and fatigue in breast cancer patients and survivors and larger trials that examine the long-term benefits of exercise are needed for this patient group.
Interventions for preventing falls in elderly people.
- L. Gillespie, W. Gillespie, M. Robertson, S. Lamb, R. Cumming, B. Rowe
- Medicine, PsychologyCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- 15 April 2009
BACKGROUND
Approximately 30 per cent of people over 65 years of age and living in the community fall each year; the number is higher in institutions. Although less than one fall in 10 results in a…
Interventions for preventing falls in elderly people.
- L. Gillespie, W. Gillespie, M. Robertson, S. Lamb, R. Cumming, B. Rowe
- Medicine, PsychologyCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- 1 December 2003
The Canadian C-spine rule versus the NEXUS low-risk criteria in patients with trauma.
- I. Stiell, C. Clement, G. Wells
- MedicineNew England Journal of Medicine
- 25 December 2003
For alert patients with trauma who are in stable condition, the CCR is superior to the NLC with respect to sensitivity and specificity for cervical-spine injury, and its use would result in reduced rates of radiography.
Diagnosis and management of work-related asthma: American College Of Chest Physicians Consensus Statement.
- S. Tarlo, J. Balmes, Julia Heitzer
- MedicineChest
- 1 September 2008
The substantial prevalence of WRA supports consideration of the diagnosis in all who present with new-onset or worsening asthma, followed by appropriate investigations and intervention including consideration of other exposed workers.
Comparison of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria in patients with minor head injury.
- I. Stiell, C. Clement, G. Wells
- MedicineJAMA
- 28 September 2005
For patients with minor head injury and GCS score of 15, the Canadian CT Head Rule and the NOC have equivalent high sensitivities for need for neurosurgical intervention and clinically important brain injury, but the CCHR has higher specificity for important clinical outcomes than does the N OC, and its use may result in reduced imaging rates.
Cardiac resynchronization therapy for patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction: a systematic review.
- F. McAlister, J. Ezekowitz, B. Rowe
- MedicineJAMA
- 13 June 2007
CRT reduces morbidity and mortality in patients with LV systolic dysfunction, prolonged QRS duration, and New York Heart Association class 3 or 4 symptoms when combined with optimal pharmacotherapy.
Systematic Review: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators for Adults with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
- J. Ezekowitz, B. Rowe, F. McAlister
- MedicineAnnals of Internal Medicine
- 21 August 2007
A previous systematic review of the efficacy of ICDs in patients with LV systolic dysfunction was extended to include data from observational studies to determine the effectiveness and safety of I CDs when used in clinical practice.
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