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List of works by Ulrike Held

A comparison between different outcome measures based on "meaningful important differences" in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

scientific article published on 13 May 2016

A decision aid to rule out pneumonia and reduce unnecessary prescriptions of antibiotics in primary care patients with cough and fever

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A systemic review and meta-analysis: long-term results of the Bentall versus the David procedure in patients with Marfan syndrome

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Antibiotic-impregnated versus silver-bearing external ventricular drainage catheters: preliminary results in a randomized controlled trial

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Biphosphonates for the therapy of complex regional pain syndrome I--systematic review

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Body side and predominant motor features at the onset of Parkinson's disease are linked to motor and nonmotor progression

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Catastrophizing-a prognostic factor for outcome in patients with low back pain: a systematic review

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Changes over time in prescription practices of pain medications in Switzerland between 2006 and 2013: an analysis of insurance claims

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Characteristics of poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes patients in Swiss primary care

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Clinical diagnosis of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis, typical of experts

scientific article published on 10 June 2009

Clinical value of diagnostic instruments for ruling out acute coronary syndrome in patients with chest pain: a systematic review

scientific article published on 03 August 2010

Combined magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging in the diagnosis of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Correlation of texture analysis of paraspinal musculature on MRI with different clinical endpoints: Lumbar Stenosis Outcome Study (LSOS)

scientific article published on 14 June 2018

Cross-cultural adaptation of the German version of the spinal stenosis measure

scientific article published in June 2014

Decompression Surgery Alone Versus Decompression Plus Fusion in Symptomatic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Swiss Prospective Multi-center Cohort Study with 3 Years of Follow-up

scientific article published on 13 January 2017

Development and validation of a prediction score for postoperative acute renal failure following liver resection

scientific article published in November 2009

Diagnostic aid to rule out pneumonia in adults with cough and feeling of fever. A validation study in the primary care setting

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Diagnostic competence of Swiss general practitioners in skin cancer

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Diagnostic indicators of non-cardiovascular chest pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Diagnostic probability function for acute coronary heart disease garnered from experts' tacit knowledge

scientific article published on 7 September 2013

Effect of respiratory muscle training on exercise performance in healthy individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on August 2012

Efficacy of soft tissue augmentation around dental implants and in partially edentulous areas: a systematic review

scientific article published on April 2014

Elderly age is not a negative predictive factor for virological response to therapy with pegylated interferon-α and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C virus patients

scientific article published on 29 August 2013

Expansion of the prognostic assessment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the updated BODE index and the ADO index

scientific article published in August 2009

Fatigue and excessive daytime sleepiness in idiopathic Parkinson's disease differently correlate with motor symptoms, depression and dopaminergic treatment

scientific article published in December 2010

Fear-avoidance beliefs-a moderator of treatment efficacy in patients with low back pain: a systematic review

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Immediate supracrestal implant placement with immediate temporization in the anterior dentition: a retrospective study of 31 implants in 26 patients with up to 5.5-years follow-up

scientific article published on 29 March 2012

Impact of normal saline infusion on postoperative metabolic acidosis

scientific article published in November 2009

Implementation of the chronic care model in small medical practices improves cardiovascular risk but not glycemic control

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Increased risk of adverse events in non-cancer patients with chronic and high-dose opioid use-A health insurance claims analysis

scientific article published on 14 September 2020

Influence of catastrophizing on treatment outcome in patients with nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review

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Interpretation of treatment changes in 6-minute walk distance in patients with COPD

scientific article published on 11 June 2008

Is reporting quality in medical publications associated with biostatisticians as co-authors? A registered report protocol

scientific article published on 06 November 2020

Large-scale international validation of the ADO index in subjects with COPD: an individual subject data analysis of 10 cohorts

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Legal concerns trigger prostate-specific antigen testing

scientific article published in April 2009

Long-term neuroprotective effect of erythropoietin on executive functions in very preterm children (EpoKids): protocol of a prospective follow-up study.

scientific article published on 24 April 2018

LumbSten: the lumbar spinal stenosis outcome study

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MRI T2 lesion burden in multiple sclerosis: a plateauing relationship with clinical disability

scientific article published in May 2006

Magnetic resonance imaging as a surrogate outcome for multiple sclerosis relapses

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Matrix metalloproteinases and angiogenic factors: predictors of survival after radical prostatectomy for clinically organ-confined prostate cancer?

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Monthly intravenous methylprednisolone in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis - reduction of enhancing lesions, T2 lesion volume and plasma prolactin concentrations

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Neurocognitive outcome of school-aged children with congenital heart disease who underwent cardiopulmonary bypass surgery: a systematic review protocol

scientific article published on 10 October 2019

Non-cardiac chest pain patients in the emergency department: Do physicians have a plan how to diagnose and treat them? A retrospective study

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Predicting gadolinium enhancement status in MS patients eligible for randomized clinical trials

scientific article published on November 2005

Predictors of relapse rate in MS clinical trials

scientific article published in December 2005

Prognostic function to estimate the probability of meaningful clinical improvement after surgery - Results of a prospective multicenter observational cohort study on patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Radiologic Criteria for the Diagnosis of Spinal Stenosis: Results of a Delphi Survey

scientific article published on 01 May 2012

Reducing the probability of false positive research findings by pre-publication validation - experience with a large multiple sclerosis database

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Reliability of clinical tests to evaluate nerve function and mechanosensitivity of the upper limb peripheral nervous system

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Response to the Letter to the Editor: Re: Wertli MM, Burgstaller JM, Weiser S, Steurer J, Kofmehl R, Held U. Influence of catastrophizing on treatment outcome in patients with nonspecific low back pain. A systematic review. Spine 2014;39: 263-273.

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Robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy: outcome and cost analyses of a case-matched control study

scientific article published on June 2008

Role of arterial hypertension as a predictive marker for bevacizumab efficacy in recurrent glioblastoma - a prospective analysis

scientific article published on 13 November 2013

Safety and efficiency of the Ottawa Ankle Rule in a Swiss population with ankle sprains

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The Chronic CARe for diAbeTes study (CARAT): a cluster randomized controlled trial

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The Influence of Pre- and Postoperative Fear Avoidance Beliefs on Postoperative Pain and Disability in Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Analysis of the Lumbar Spinal Outcome Study (LSOS) Data

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The chronic care for age-related macular degeneration study (CHARMED): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 11 October 2011

The improving care in chronic obstructive lung disease study: CAROL improving processes of care and quality of life of COPD patients in primary care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 27 March 2014

Treatment efficacy for non-cardiovascular chest pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Use of repellents by travellers: A randomised, quantitative analysis of applied dosage and an evaluation of knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP)

scientific article published on 19 December 2018

Validating and updating a risk model for pneumonia – a case study

scientific article published on July 20, 2012

Validation of the fatigue severity scale in a Swiss cohort

scientific article published on November 2008

Vignette studies of medical choice and judgement to study caregivers' medical decision behaviour: systematic review

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What is the treatment effect of surgery compared with nonoperative treatment in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis at 1-year follow-up?

scientific article published on 05 April 2019