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Practical Evidence About Real Life Situations

Limited benefits from pharmacotherapy for hypertension in people aged under 60

Wednesday 13 June 2018, 03:50 PM
PEARLS No.
586

Clinician-targeted interventions can reduce antibiotic prescribing for ARIs

Friday 25 May 2018, 03:33 PM
PEARLS No.
585

Gabapentin effective for some patients with chronic neuropathic pain

Thursday 24 May 2018, 08:52 AM
PEARLS No.
584

No overall health benefit from lower blood pressure targets

Wednesday 23 May 2018, 03:36 PM
PEARLS No.
583

Personalised digital interventions reduce hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption

Friday 11 May 2018, 03:38 PM
PEARLS No.
582

HPV testing more sensitive than cytology for cervical screening

Thursday 10 May 2018, 08:56 AM
PEARLS No.
581

Music therapy beneficial for depression

Thursday 26 April 2018, 12:03 PM
PEARLS No.
580

Mass media interventions effective for smoking cessation

Wednesday 25 April 2018, 03:46 PM
PEARLS No.
579

Insufficient evidence of benefits from wholegrain cereals in cardiovascular disease

Friday 13 April 2018, 03:43 PM
PEARLS No.
578

Individual behavioural counselling helps people to quit smoking

Thursday 12 April 2018, 08:38 AM
PEARLS No.
577

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