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Bedding covers for people with allergic rhinitis

Author: Swingler, George Date: 2005 A patient comes to you asking whether using a mattress cover would help her allergic rhinitis. You know that she is allergic to house-dust mites and you know also that bedding covers have been widely recommended for allergic rhinitis, not ... Read more
Children in reviews: Methodological issues in child-relevant evidence syntheses

Author: Cramer, Kristie ; Wiebe, Natasha ; Moyer, Virginia ; Hartling, Lisa ; Williams, Katrina ; Swingler, George ; Klassen, Terry Date: 2005 BACKGROUND:The delivery of optimal medical care to children is dependent on the availability of child relevant research. Our objectives were to: i) systematically review and describe how children are handled in reviews of drug interventions ... Read more c b
Early clinical signs in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy predict an abnormal amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram at age 6 hours

Author: Horn, Alan ; Swingler, George ; Myer, Landon ; Linley, Lucy ; Raban, Moegammad ; Joolay, Yaseen ; Harrison, Michael ; Chandrasekaran, Manigandan ; Rhoda, Natasha ; Robertson, Nicola Date: 2013 BACKGROUND: An early clinical score predicting an abnormal amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram (aEEG) or moderate-severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) may allow rapid triage of infants for therapeutic hypothermia. We aimed to ... Read more c b
Educational outreach to general practitioners reduces children's asthma symptoms: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Author: Zwarenstein, Merrick ; Bheekie, Angeni ; Lombard, Carl ; Swingler, George ; Ehrlich, Rodney ; Eccles, Martin ; Sladden, Michael ; Pather, Sandra ; Grimshaw, Jeremy ; Oxman, Andrew Date: 2007 BACKGROUND:Childhood asthma is common in Cape Town, a province of South Africa, but is underdiagnosed by general practitioners. Medications are often prescribed inappropriately, and care is episodic. The objective of this study is to assess ... Read more c b
Inhuman shields — children caught in the crossfire of domestic violence

Author: Fieggen, A Graham ; Wiemann, Martin ; Brown, Carla ; Van As, Sebastian ; Swingler, George ; Peter, Jonathan C Date: 2004 Background. Child abuse is a worldwide scourge. One of its most devastating manifestations is non-accidental head injury (NAHI). Methods. This is a retrospective chart review of children presenting to the Red Cross Children’s Hospital trauma ... Read more
A systematic review of existing national priorities for child health research in sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Swingler, George ; Irlam, James ; Macharia, William ; Tietche, Felix ; Meremikwu, Martin Date: 2005 BACKGROUND:We systematically reviewed existing national child health research priorities in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the processes used to determine them. METHODS: Collaborators from a purposive sample of 20 WHO-AFRO Region countries, assisted ... Read more c b

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