BMJ Open
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Press Releases
Epidemiology:
Body mass index, waist circumference and pre-frailty/frailty: the Tromsø study 1994−201623 January 2023
Complementary medicine:
Acupuncture for low back and/or pelvic pain during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials21 November 2022
Ophthalmology:
Association of sleep behaviour and pattern with the risk of glaucoma: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank1 November 2022
General practice / Family practice:
Effect of social prescribing link workers on health outcomes and costs for adults in primary care and community settings: a systematic review17 October 2022
Most Read Articles
Obstetrics and gynaecology:
Women’s experiences of over-the-counter and prescription medication during pregnancy in the UK: findings from survey free-text responses and narrative interviews1 March 2023
Infectious diseases:
Optimal duration of antibiotic treatment for community-acquired pneumonia in adults: a systematic review and duration-effect meta-analysis22 March 2023
Diabetes and endocrinology:
Efficacy and safety of GLP-1 receptor agonists versus SGLT-2 inhibitors in overweight/obese patients with or without diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and network meta-analysis7 March 2023
Mental Health
Mental health:
Efficacy of a digital mental health intervention embedded in routine care compared with treatment as usual in adolescents and young adults with moderate depressive symptoms: protocol for randomised controlled trial31 March 2023
Mental health:
Factors associated with higher quality of clinical practice guidelines and their recommendations for the pharmacological treatment of depression: a systematic review30 March 2023
Mental health:
Risk factors associated with cognitive impairment in patients with COVID-19: a protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis29 March 2023
Recent Articles
Cardiovascular medicine:
Protocol for a prospective cohort study exploring the gut microbiota of infants with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (the GuMiBear study)31 March 2023
Mental health:
Efficacy of a digital mental health intervention embedded in routine care compared with treatment as usual in adolescents and young adults with moderate depressive symptoms: protocol for randomised controlled trial31 March 2023
Epidemiology:
Loss to 5-year follow-up in the population-based Telemark Study: risk factors and potential for bias30 March 2023
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