Objective To determine whether an intervention using postcards (postcards from the EDge
project) reduces repetitions of hospital treated deliberate self poisoning. Design Randomised …

Population- and systems-based interventions need evaluation, but the randomized controlled
trial (RCT) research design has significant limitations when applied to their complexity. …

Meta-analyses of population-based molecular association studies have become increasingly
common over the last 10 years, but little attention has been paid to methodology. In …

There is a need for pragmatic and rigorous research designs to evaluate the effectiveness
of population-based health interventions. The randomized controlled trial (RCT) has …

Background Body-mass index (BMI) and diabetes have increased worldwide, whereas global
average blood pressure and cholesterol have decreased or remained unchanged in the …

Population ageing is rapidly becoming a global issue and will have a major impact on health
policies and programmes. The World Health Organization’s Study on global AGEing and …

… Attia J, Thakkinstian A, D’Este C. Meta-analyses of molecular association studies:
methodologic lessons for genetic epidemiology. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2002; 56:297–303. …

Background The TROG 96.01 trial assessed whether 3-month and 6-month short-term
neoadjuvant androgen deprivation therapy (NADT) decreases clinical progression and mortality …

Background We assessed patient outcomes 90 days after hospital admission for stroke
following a multidisciplinary intervention targeting evidence-based management of fever, …

Background Androgen deprivation is an established treatment regimen for disseminated
prostate cancer; however, its role in patients with localised cancer is less clear. We did a large …