Background The comparative effectiveness of treatments for prostate cancer that is detected
by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing remains uncertain. Methods We compared active …

Objectives: To demonstrate the benefits of applying meta ethnography to the synthesis of
qualitative research, by means of a worked example. Methods: Four papers about lay …

Mental disorder is common amongst young adults and is associated with many adverse
outcomes. Data, however, indicate that young adults are particularly unlikely to seek help for …

Recentreports of suicide by young people have highlighted the possible influence of internet
sites. Lucy Biddle and colleagues investigate what a web search is likely to find

A large quantity of research concerning issues of patient compliance with medications has
been produced in recent years. The assumption in much of this work is that patients have little …

Interest in how qualitative health research might be used more widely to inform health policy
and medical practice is growing. Synthesising findings from individual qualitative studies …

Medical noncompliance has been identified as a major public health problem that imposes a
considerable financial burden upon modern health care systems. There is a large research …

Objectives : To examine the frequency and quality of reporting on quality of life in randomised
controlled trials. Design : Search of the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register 1980 to 1997 …

BACKGROUND: Young adults, especially men, are among those least likely to consult
healthcare professionals when mentally distressed or suicidal. AIMS: To investigate the help-…

Background Between 1999 and 2009 in the United Kingdom, 82,429 men between 50 and
69 years of age received a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. Localized prostate cancer …