List of works by Mark Helfand

A CTSA agenda to advance methods for comparative effectiveness research

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AHRQ series paper 2: principles for developing guidance: AHRQ and the effective health-care program

scientific article published on 27 August 2009

AHRQ series paper 3: identifying, selecting, and refining topics for comparative effectiveness systematic reviews: AHRQ and the effective health-care program

scientific article published on 21 June 2009

AHRQ series paper 5: grading the strength of a body of evidence when comparing medical interventions--agency for healthcare research and quality and the effective health-care program

scientific article published on May 2010

Advancing Guideline Development in the United States: A Call to Action by the US GRADE Network

scientific article published in August 2017

Assessment and management of acute pain in adult medical inpatients: a systematic review

scientific article published on October 2009

Breast cancer screening: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

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C-reactive protein as a risk factor for coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

scientific article published on October 2009

CARE guidelines for case reports: explanation and elaboration document

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Challenges in systematic reviews that assess treatment harms

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Challenges in the development and reimbursement of personalized medicine-payer and manufacturer perspectives and implications for health economics and outcomes research: a report of the ISPOR personalized medicine special interest group.

scientific article published on 7 September 2012

Comparative Effectiveness Research: Challenges for Medical Journals

Comparative effectiveness research: Challenges for medical journals

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Comparative effectiveness research: an approach to avoiding "overgeneralized medicine".

scientific article published on December 2009

Comparative effectiveness research: challenges for medical journals

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Comparative effectiveness research: challenges for medical journals

Comparative effectiveness research: challenges for medical journals

Comparative efficacy and safety of long-acting oral opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: a systematic review

scientific article published on November 2003

Comparative efficacy and safety of skeletal muscle relaxants for spasticity and musculoskeletal conditions: a systematic review

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Consequences of Increasing Time to Colonoscopy Examination After Positive Result From Fecal Colorectal Cancer Screening Test

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Cost-effectiveness of echocardiography to identify intracardiac thrombus among patients with first stroke or transient ischemic attack

scientific article published on March 2007

Diagnosis, access and outcomes: Update of a systematic review of telemedicine services

scientific article published on January 2006

Effectiveness and harms of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in spine fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on June 2013

Effectiveness of Intensive Primary Care Interventions: A Systematic Review

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Effectiveness of Models Used to Deliver Multimodal Care for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: a Rapid Evidence Review.

scientific article published on 9 April 2018

Emerging risk factors for coronary heart disease: a summary of systematic reviews conducted for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

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Engagement in PCORnet Research Networks

Estimating risk of breast cancer in carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations: a meta-analytic approach.

scientific article published in April 2007

GRADE guidelines: 10. Considering resource use and rating the quality of economic evidence

scientific article published on 03 August 2012

GRADE guidelines: 12. Preparing summary of findings tables-binary outcomes

scientific article published on 18 May 2012

GRADE guidelines: 21 part 1. Study design, risk of bias, and indirectness in rating the certainty across a body of evidence for test accuracy

scientific article published on 12 February 2020

GRADE guidelines: 21 part 2. Test accuracy: inconsistency, imprecision, publication bias, and other domains for rating the certainty of evidence and presenting it in evidence profiles and summary of findings tables

scientific article published on 10 February 2020

GRADE guidelines: 22. The GRADE approach for tests and strategies-from test accuracy to patient-important outcomes and recommendations.

scientific article published on 7 February 2019

GRADE guidelines: 7. Rating the quality of evidence--inconsistency

scientific article published on 31 July 2011

GRADE guidelines: 8. Rating the quality of evidence--indirectness

scientific article published on 30 July 2011

Homocysteine level and coronary heart disease incidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for stroke: a systematic review of the evidence

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for traumatic brain injury: a systematic review of the evidence

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Improving the follow-up of positive hemoccult screening tests: an electronic intervention

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Incorporating considerations of resources use into grading recommendations

scientific article published on May 2008

Incorporating information about cost-effectiveness into evidence-based decision-making: the evidence-based practice center (EPC) model.

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Intensive insulin therapy in hospitalized patients: a systematic review

scientific article published on February 2011

Medical treatments for painful bladder syndrome (interstitial cystitis)

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Methodological shortcomings predicted lower harm estimates in one of two sets of studies of clinical interventions

scientific article published on 7 September 2006

Methods for the drug effectiveness review project

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Non-randomized studies as a source of complementary, sequential or replacement evidence for randomized controlled trials in systematic reviews on the effects of interventions

scientific article published on March 2013

Objective cognitive impairment and subjective cognitive problems in veterans initiating psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: An exploratory study

scientific article published on 27 November 2017

Patient narratives representing patient voices to inform research: a pilot qualitative study

scientific article published on January 2015

Periodontal disease and coronary heart disease incidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Policy rounds: a new series and a call for papers

scientific article published in March 2008

Quality of adverse event assessment in randomized controlled trials and observational studies.

scientific article published in January 2003

Rapid evidence review of the comparative effectiveness, harms, and cost-effectiveness of pharmacogenomics-guided antidepressant treatment versus usual care for major depressive disorder

scientific article published on 29 April 2017

Reporting discrepancies between the ClinicalTrials.gov results database and peer-reviewed publications

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Safety of vaginal birth after cesarean: a systematic review

scientific article published on March 2004

Screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip: a systematic literature review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

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Screening for elevated lead levels in childhood and pregnancy: an updated summary of evidence for the US Preventive Services Task Force

scientific article published on December 2006

Screening for hepatitis C virus infection: a review of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

scientific article published on March 2004

Screening for postmenopausal osteoporosis: a review of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

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Screening for subclinical thyroid dysfunction in nonpregnant adults: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

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Systematic review of the incidence and consequences of uterine rupture in women with previous caesarean section

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Systematic review of the literature on pain in patients with polytrauma including traumatic brain injury

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Telemedicine for the medicare population: update.

scientific article published on February 2006

Ten years of longitudinal research on U.S. adolescent sexual behavior: Developmental correlates of sexual intercourse, and the importance of age, gender and ethnic background

The cost-effectiveness of screening mammography beyond age 65 years: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

scientific article published on November 2003

The effectiveness of primary care-based interventions to promote breastfeeding: systematic evidence review and meta-analysis for the US Preventive Services Task Force

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The evaluation of rectal bleeding in adults. A cost-effectiveness analysis comparing four diagnostic strategies

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Training and career development for comparative effectiveness research workforce development: CTSA Consortium Strategic Goal Committee on comparative effectiveness research workgroup on workforce development

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US Food and Drug Administration documents can provide unpublished evidence relevant to systematic reviews

scientific article published on 12 July 2013

User survey finds rapid evidence reviews increased uptake of evidence by Veterans Health Administration leadership to inform fast-paced health-system decision-making

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Using evidence reports: progress and challenges in evidence-based decision making

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