• Linear growth beyond 24 months and child neurodevelopment in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

  Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Pathak, Barsha Gadapani; Raut, Shrish Vijaykumar; Kumar, Dilesh; Singh, Diksha; Sudfeld, Christopher R.; Strand, Tor Arne; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Aim: To synthesize available evidence on the association between change in linear growth (height for age z score, HAZ) beyond the first two years of life with later child neurodevelopment outcomes in Low- and middle-income ...

• The association between benzodiazepine co-prescription, opioid agonist treatment and mortality: a systematic review 

  Hestevik, Christine Hillestad; Evensen, Line Holtet; Kornør, Hege; Skeie, Ivar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Background: Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is the preferred treatment for opioid dependence due to benefits such as treatment retention, reduced opioid use and mortality. Benzodiazepine co-dependence is common in OAT ...

• The effect of donation frequency on donor health in blood donors donating plasma by plasmapheresis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial 

  Haugen, Morten; Magnussen, Karin; Aarsland, Tonje Eiane; Nissen-Meyer, Lise Sofie Haug; Strand, Tor Arne (Report, 2024)

  Background: The demand for plasma products is growing, necessitating an increase in plasma collection by plasmapheresis. While the 20th edition of the European Guidelines permits plasma donors in Europe to donate with 96-h ...

• The relationship between the ages and stages questionnaire, 3rd edition scores in early childhood and future cognitive abilities in young Nepalese children 

  Shrestha, Merina; Kvestad, Ingrid; Hysing, Mari; Ranjitkar, Suman; Ulak Chandyo, Manjeswori; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Strand, Tor Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Background The Ages and Stages Questionnaire 3rd edition (ASQ-3) could be a feasible tool in resource-poor settings. Little is known on the relationship between scores on the ASQ-3 and later intellectual abilities in these ...

• A systematic survey of 200 systematic reviews with network meta-analysis (published 2020-2021) reveals that few reviews report structured evidence summaries 

  Løvsletten, Per Olav; Wang, Xiaoqin; Pitre, Tyler; Ødegaard, Marte; Veroniki, Areti Angeliki; Lunny, Carole; Tricco, Andrea C.; Agoritsas, Thomas; Vandvik, Per Olav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

  Objectives: To map whether and how systematic reviews (SRs) with network meta-analysis (NMA) use presentation formats to report (a) structured evidence summaries - here defined as reporting of effects estimates in absolute ...

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