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Glucose challenge test for detecting gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review: Authors' reply
No full textM van Leeuwen, MD Louwerse, BC Opmeer, J Limpens, MJ Serlie, JB Reitsma and BW Mo
An economic analysis of midwifery training programmes in South Kalimantan, Indonesia.
No full textIn order to improve the knowledge and skills of midwives at health facilities and those based in villages in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, three in-service training programmes were carried out during 1995-98. A scheme used for both facility and village midwives included training at training centres, peer review and continuing education. One restricted to village midwives involved an internship programme in district hospitals. The incremental cost-effectiveness of these programmes was assessed from the standpoint of the health care provider. It was estimated that the first scheme could be expanded to increase the number of competent midwives based in facilities and villages in South Kalimantan by 1% at incremental costs of US 1175.7 respectively, and that replication beyond South Kalimantan could increase the number of competent midwives based in facilities and villages by 1% at incremental costs of US 1786.4 per midwife respectively. It was also estimated that the number of competent village midwives could be increased by 1% at an incremental cost of US 146.2 per intern for expanding the scheme in South Kalimantan. It was not clear whether the training programmes were more or less cost-effective than other safe motherhood interventions because the nature of the outcome measures hindered comparison
Systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies. 2: assessment of methodological quality (Workshop)
No full textSystematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies. 2: assessment of methodological quality [Workshop Abstract W04]
No full textStatistical methods for investigating heterogeneity related to methodological quality in meta-analyses of studies of diagnostic accuracy [Oral O28]
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