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  1. Conflict of interest in the peer review process: A survey of peer review reports

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2023, PLOS

    Dr Elie A Akl

  2. Stakeholders’ views and perspectives on treatments of visceral leishmaniasis and their outcomes in HIV-coinfected patients in East Africa and South-East Asia: A mixed methods study

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, August 2022, PLOS

    Dr Elie A Akl

  3. Views of medical residents on a research training program: A qualitative study

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2022, PLOS

    Dr Elie A Akl

  4. Health care workers in conflict and post-conflict settings: Systematic mapping of the evidence

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2020, PLOS

    Dr Elie A Akl

  5. The implementation of prioritization exercises in the development and update of health practice guidelines: A scoping review

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2020, PLOS

    Dr Elie A Akl

  6. Methods of conduct and reporting of living systematic reviews: a protocol for a living methodological survey

    Article • F1000Research, February 2019, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Elie A Akl

  7. Features of the waterpipe tobacco industry: A qualitative study of the third International Hookah Fair

    Article • F1000Research, February 2018, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Elie A Akl

  8. Effect of Lowering the Dialysate Temperature in Chronic Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, December 2015, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr Elie A Akl, Mr Ahmed A Al-Jaishi, Dr Ahmad Mustafa

  9. Completion and Publication Rates of Randomized Controlled Trials in Surgery

    Article • Annals of Surgery, July 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elie A Akl

  10. Guideline panels should not GRADE good practice statements

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, May 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  11. Comparison between the standard and a new alternative format of the Summary-of-Findings tables in Cochrane review users: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    Article • Trials, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl, Dr. Vivian Andrea Welch

  12. Association Between Perioperative Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin vs Unfractionated Heparin and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Cancer Undergoing Surgery

    Article • JAMA, April 2015, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Elie A Akl

  13. Erratum to “GRADE guidelines: 13. Preparing Summary of Findings tables and evidence profiles—continuous outcomes” [J Clin Epidemiol 2013;66(2):173-183]

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, April 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Joerg Meerpohl, Dr Elie A Akl

  14. Development of a Novel, Multilayered Presentation Format for Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Article • CHEST Journal, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  15. Vitamin D supplementation in children with asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • BMC Research Notes, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  16. Parenteral anticoagulation in ambulatory patients with cancer

    Article • December 2014, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  17. Impact of missing participant data for dichotomous outcomes on pooled effect estimates in systematic reviews: a protocol for a methodological study

    Article • Systematic Reviews, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Dr Elie A Akl

  18. Ultrasound-guided arterial cannulation for paediatric patients

    Article • November 2014, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  19. Considering intellectual, in addition to financial, conflicts of interest proved important in a clinical practice guideline: a descriptive study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  20. Anticoagulation for people with cancer and central venous catheters

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, October 2014, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  21. Assessment of faculty productivity in academic departments of medicine in the United States: a national survey

    Article • BMC Medical Education, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  22. Review: In pulmonary embolism, thrombolytic therapy reduces all-cause mortality but increases major bleeding

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, September 2014, American College of Physicians

    Dr Elie A Akl

  23. In intermediate-risk acute PE, tenecteplase plus heparin reduced hemodynamic decompensation but increased stroke

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, September 2014, American College of Physicians

    Dr Elie A Akl

  24. Adaptation of Trustworthy Guidelines Developed Using the GRADE Methodology

    Article • CHEST Journal, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  25. Applying New Strategies for the National Adaptation, Updating, and Dissemination of Trustworthy Guidelines

    Article • CHEST Journal, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  26. Systematic reviews addressing identified health policy priorities in Eastern Mediterranean countries: a situational analysis

    Article • Health Research Policy and Systems, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  27. Erratum to: A methodological survey of the analysis, reporting and interpretation of Absolute Risk ReductiOn in systematic revieWs (ARROW): a study protocol

    Article • Systematic Reviews, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Dr Elie A Akl

  28. Anticoagulation for the long-term treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, July 2014, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  29. Oral anticoagulation in patients with cancer who have no therapeutic or prophylactic indication for anticoagulation

    Article • July 2014, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  30. Low molecular weight heparin versus unfractionated heparin for perioperative thromboprophylaxis in patients with cancer

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, June 2014, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  31. Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, June 2014, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  32. Oral anticoagulation in patients with cancer who have no therapeutic or prophylactic indication for anticoagulation

    Article • June 2014, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  33. Addressing continuous data measured with different instruments for participants excluded from trial analysis: a guide for systematic reviewers

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  34. WHO guidance on the prevention of viral hepatitis B and C among people who inject drugs

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  35. Prevalence, Characteristics, and Publication of Discontinued Randomized Trials

    Article • JAMA, March 2014, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Joerg Meerpohl, Dr Elie A Akl

  36. Methodological survey of designed uneven randomization trials (DU-RANDOM): a protocol

    Article • Trials, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Dr Elie A Akl

  37. Duration of treatment

    Article • January 2014, Future Medicine

    Dr Elie A Akl

  38. A curriculum on care for people with disabilities: Effects on medical student self-reported attitudes and comfort level

    Article • Disability and Health Journal, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  39. Association between low vitamin D levels and the diagnosis of asthma in children: a systematic review of cohort studies

    Article • Allergy Asthma & Clinical Immunology, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  40. A methodological survey of the analysis, reporting and interpretation of Absolute Risk ReductiOn in systematic revieWs (ARROW): a study protocol

    Article • Systematic Reviews, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Dr Elie A Akl

  41. All That Glitters Isn't Gold: A Survey on Acknowledgment of Limitations in Biomedical Studies

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2013, PLOS

    Dr Elie A Akl

  42. Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy guided by intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring (IOPTH) and preoperative imaging versus bilateral neck exploration for primary hyperparathyroidism in adults

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, October 2013, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  43. Initiation and continuation of randomized trials after the publication of a trial stopped early for benefit asking the same study question: STOPIT-3 study design

    Article • Trials, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joerg Meerpohl, Dr Elie A Akl

  44. Low Anonymous Voting Compliance With the Novel Policy for Managing Conflicts of Interest Implemented in the 9th Version of the American College of Chest Physicians Antithrombotic Guidelines

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  45. Assessing and presenting summaries of evidence in Cochrane Reviews

    Article • Systematic Reviews, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Philipp Dahm, Dr Elie A Akl

  46. Addressing continuous data for participants excluded from trial analysis: a guide for systematic reviewers

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  47. Antivirals for influenza: a summary of a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies

    Article • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, August 2013, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  48. Experiences With a Novel Policy for Managing Conflicts of Interest of Guideline Developers

    Article • CHEST Journal, August 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  49. Creating Clinical Practice Guidelines We Can Trust, Use, and Share

    Article • CHEST Journal, August 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  50. Reflective Impressions of a Precepted Clinical Experience Caring for People With Disabilities

    Article • Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, August 2013, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)

    Dr Elie A Akl

  51. Review: Routine venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized frail older patients has uncertain benefit

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, July 2013, American College of Physicians

    Dr Elie A Akl

  52. GRADE guidelines: 14. Going from evidence to recommendations: the significance and presentation of recommendations

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Joerg Meerpohl, Dr Elie A Akl

  53. The GRADE approach is reproducible in assessing the quality of evidence of quantitative evidence syntheses

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Dr Elie A Akl

  54. Educational games for health professionals

    Article • March 2013, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  55. Are Asymptomatic DVTs Relevant?: Response

    Article • CHEST Journal, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

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

    Article • Research Synthesis Methods, March 2013, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  57. Randomized trials published in higher vs. lower impact journals differ in design, conduct, and analysis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  58. Addressing Dichotomous Data for Participants Excluded from Trial Analysis: A Guide for Systematic Reviewers

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2013, PLOS

    Dr Elie A Akl

  59. Systematic evaluation of the methodology of randomized controlled trials of anticoagulation in patients with cancer

    Article • BMC Cancer, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl, Dr Gabriel Rada

  60. GRADE guidelines: 13. Preparing Summary of Findings tables and evidence profiles—continuous outcomes

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, February 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Joerg Meerpohl, Dr Elie A Akl

  61. GRADE guidelines: 11. Making an overall rating of confidence in effect estimates for a single outcome and for all outcomes

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, February 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Joerg Meerpohl, Dr Elie A Akl

  62. Educational games for health professionals

    Article • January 2013, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  63. Current experience with applying the GRADE approach to public health interventions: an empirical study

    Article • BMC Public Health, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  64. Motives, beliefs and attitudes towards waterpipe tobacco smoking: a systematic review

    Article • Harm Reduction Journal, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jihad S Irani, Dr Elie A Akl

  65. Serosorting and HIV/STI Infection among HIV-Negative MSM and Transgender People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Inform WHO Guidelines

    Article • Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Elie A Akl

  66. Guideline Funding and Conflicts of Interest

    Article • Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, December 2012, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Elie A Akl

  67. Identifying Target Audiences: Who Are the Guidelines For?

    Article • Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, December 2012, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Elie A Akl

  68. Moving from Evidence to Developing Recommendations in Guidelines

    Article • Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, December 2012, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Elie A Akl

  69. Integrating Values and Consumer Involvement in Guidelines with the Patient at the Center

    Article • Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, December 2012, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Elie A Akl

  70. Synthesis, Grading, and Presentation of Evidence in Guidelines

    Article • Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, December 2012, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Elie A Akl

  71. Deciding What Type of Evidence and Outcomes to Include in Guidelines

    Article • Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, December 2012, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Elie A Akl

  72. Inconsistent Definitions for Intention-To-Treat in Relation to Missing Outcome Data: Systematic Review of the Methods Literature

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2012, PLOS

    Dr Elie A Akl

  73. Making the best judgment of risk of bias

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, November 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  74. Clarification of Once-Daily Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Dosing in Pulmonary Embolism: Response

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  75. Learning from failure - rationale and design for a study about discontinuation of randomized trials (DISCO study)

    Article • BMC Medical Research Methodology, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  76. Anterior Cervical Discectomy with Arthroplasty versus Arthrodesis for Single-Level Cervical Spondylosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2012, PLOS

    Dr Elie A Akl

  77. Long-acting beta2-agonists for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: serious adverse events

    Article • August 2012, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  78. Willingness of Lebanese physicians in the United States to relocate to Lebanon

    Article • Human Resources for Health, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jihad S Irani, Dr Elie A Akl

  79. Preventing VTE in Outpatients With Cancer: Response

    Article • CHEST Journal, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  80. Methodologists and context experts disagreed regarding managing conflicts of interest of clinical practice guidelines panels

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  81. Formatting modifications in GRADE evidence profiles improved guideline panelists comprehension and accessibility to information. A randomized trial

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  82. Factors Influencing Lebanese Medical Students' Decisions to Train Abroad: Evaluation of a Conceptual Framework

    Article • The Open Public Health Journal, June 2012, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Elie A Akl

  83. Attitudes of Healthcare Students and Professionals Toward Patients with Physical Disability

    Article • American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, June 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elie A Akl

  84. Development of an Instrument to Measure Medical Students' Attitudes Toward People with Disabilities

    Article • Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, June 2012, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)

    Dr Elie A Akl

  85. An emigration versus a globalization perspective of the Lebanese physician workforce: a qualitative study

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  86. Evaluating patient values and preferences for thromboprophylaxis decision making during pregnancy: a study protocol

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  87. Using GRADE methodology for the development of public health guidelines for the prevention and treatment of HIV and other STIs among men who have sex with men and transgender people

    Article • BMC Public Health, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  88. Oral Direct Factor Xa Inhibitors Versus Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Total Hip or Knee Replacement

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, May 2012, American College of Physicians

    Dr Elie A Akl, Dr Gabriel Rada

  89. Antivirals for Treatment of Influenza

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, April 2012, American College of Physicians

    Dr Elie A Akl

  90. Guidance for Evidence-Informed Policies about Health Systems: Assessing How Much Confidence to Place in the Research Evidence

    Article • PLoS Medicine, March 2012, PLOS

    Dr Elie A Akl

  91. “Might” or “suggest”? No wording approach was clearly superior in conveying the strength of recommendation

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Jihad S Irani, Dr Elie A Akl

  92. Specific instructions for estimating unclearly reported blinding status in randomized trials were reliable and valid

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  93. Routine Heparin for Patients with Cancer? One Answer, More Questions

    Article • New England Journal of Medicine, February 2012, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Dr Elie A Akl

  94. Periodic presumptive treatment of curable sexually transmitted infections among sex workers

    Article • AIDS, February 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elie A Akl

  95. Executive Summary

    Article • CHEST Journal, February 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  96. Discussing study limitations in reports of biomedical studies- the need for more transparency

    Article • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  97. Framing of health information messages

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, December 2011, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  98. GRADE guidelines: 5. Rating the quality of evidence—publication bias

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, December 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Joerg Meerpohl, Dr Elie A Akl

  99. GRADE guidelines: 8. Rating the quality of evidence—indirectness

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, December 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Joerg Meerpohl, Dr Elie A Akl

  100. GRADE guidelines: 7. Rating the quality of evidence—inconsistency

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, December 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  101. Low molecular weight heparin versus unfractionated heparin for perioperative thromboprophylaxis in patients with cancer

    Article • November 2011, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  102. Male circumcision for prevention of homosexual acquisition of HIV in men

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, June 2011, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  103. Anticoagulation for the long-term treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer

    Article • June 2011, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  104. Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer

    Article • June 2011, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  105. Oral anticoagulation in patients with cancer who have no therapeutic or prophylactic indication for anticoagulation

    Article • June 2011, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  106. Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials on First Line and Adjunctive Levetiracetam

    Article • Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, May 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Elie A Akl

  107. The prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking among the general and specific populations: a systematic review

    Article • BMC Public Health, April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jihad S Irani, Dr Elie A Akl

  108. Anticoagulation for patients with cancer and central venous catheters

    Article • April 2011, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  109. Randomisation to protect against selection bias in healthcare trials

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, April 2011, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  110. Parenteral anticoagulation in patients with cancer who have no therapeutic or prophylactic indication for anticoagulation

    Article • April 2011, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  111. Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer

    Article • April 2011, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  112. GRADE guidelines: 1. Introduction—GRADE evidence profiles and summary of findings tables

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, April 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  113. GRADE guidelines: 4. Rating the quality of evidence—study limitations (risk of bias)

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, April 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  114. Using alternative statistical formats for presenting risks and risk reductions

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, March 2011, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  115. The Effects of Tracking Responses and the Day of Mailing on Physician Survey Response Rate: Three Randomized Trials

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2011, PLOS

    Dr Elie A Akl

  116. Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer

    Article • February 2011, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  117. Anticoagulation for patients with cancer and central venous catheters

    Article • February 2011, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  118. Parenteral anticoagulation in patients with cancer who have no therapeutic or prophylactic indication for anticoagulation

    Article • January 2011, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  119. Oral anticoagulation in patients with cancer who have no therapeutic or prophylactic indication for anticoagulation

    Article • December 2010, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  120. Survey instruments used in clinical and epidemiological research on waterpipe tobacco smoking: a systematic review

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jihad S Irani, Dr Elie A Akl

  121. Regionalizing healthcare: a vision for transforming Lebanon into a regional academic hub

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, June 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  122. Educational games in geriatric medicine education: a systematic review

    Article • BMC Geriatrics, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  123. Support for and aspects of use of educational games in family medicine and internal medicine residency programs in the US: a survey

    Article • BMC Medical Education, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  124. The Effect of How Outcomes Are Framed on Decisions about Whether to Take Antihypertensive Medication: A Randomized Trial

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2010, PLOS

    Dr Elie A Akl

  125. The effect of educational games on medical students’ learning outcomes: A systematic review: BEME Guide No 14

    Article • Medical Teacher, January 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Elie A Akl

  126. An instrument to assess quality of life in relation to nutrition: item generation, item reduction and initial validation

    Article • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  127. Validated instruments used to measure attitudes of healthcare students and professionals towards patients with physical disability: a systematic review

    Article • Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  128. A curriculum to teach medical students to care for people with disabilities: development and initial implementation

    Article • BMC Medical Education, December 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  129. Subgroup Analysis of Trials Is Rarely Easy (SATIRE): a study protocol for a systematic review to characterize the analysis, reporting, and claim of subgroup effects in randomized trials

    Article • Trials, November 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  130. Evidence-based urology in practice: loss to follow-up

    Article • BJU International, November 2009, Wiley

    Professor Philipp Dahm, Dr Elie A Akl

  131. Curricula for teaching the content of clinical practice guidelines to family medicine and internal medicine residents in the US: a survey study

    Article • Implementation Science, September 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  132. The Effect of Alternative Summary Statistics for Communicating Risk Reduction on Decisions about Taking Statins: A Randomized Trial

    Article • PLoS Medicine, August 2009, PLOS

    Dr Elie A Akl

  133. The Effect of Alternative Graphical Displays Used to Present the Benefits of Antibiotics for Sore Throat on Decisions about Whether to Seek Treatment: A Randomized Trial

    Article • PLoS Medicine, August 2009, PLOS

    Dr Elie A Akl

  134. LOST to follow-up Information in Trials (LOST-IT): a protocol on the potential impact

    Article • Trials, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  135. The effects of metformin on endogenous androgens and SHBG in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Clinical Endocrinology, May 2009, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  136. Evidence in the learning organization

    Article • Health Research Policy and Systems, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  137. Specific HRQL instruments and symptom scores were more responsive than preference-based generic instruments in patients with GERD

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  138. How Should the Impact of Different Presentations of Treatment Effects on Patient Choice Be Evaluated? A Pilot Randomized Trial

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2008, PLOS

    Dr Elie A Akl

  139. An educational game for teaching clinical practice guidelines to Internal Medicine residents: development, feasibility and acceptability

    Article • BMC Medical Education, November 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  140. Extended perioperative thromboprophylaxis in patients with cancer. A systematic review

    Article • Thrombosis and Haemostasis, November 2008, Schattauer GmbH

    Dr Elie A Akl

  141. Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer

    Article • Cancer, October 2008, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  142. Did the post war repatriation of Lebanese physicians drive recent Lebanese medical graduates to emigrate? An observational study

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  143. Long-acting beta2-agonists for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: serious adverse events

    Article • July 2008, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  144. Low-molecular-weight heparins are superior to vitamin K antagonists for the long term treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer: a cochrane systematic review

    Article • Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  145. Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin vs Unfractionated Heparin for Perioperative Thromboprophylaxis in Patients With CancerA Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, June 2008, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Elie A Akl

  146. Post-graduation migration intentions of students of Lebanese medical schools: a survey study

    Article • BMC Public Health, June 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  147. Parenteral anticoagulation may prolong the survival of patients with limited small cell lung cancer: a Cochrane systematic review

    Article • Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  148. Anticoagulation for the long term treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer

    Article • April 2008, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  149. The Use of Expertise-Based Randomized Controlled Trials to Assess Spinal Manipulation and Acupuncture for Low Back Pain

    Article • Spine, April 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elie A Akl

  150. Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer

    Article • January 2008, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  151. Educational games for health professionals

    Article • January 2008, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  152. Thromboprophylaxis for patients with cancer and central venous catheters

    Article • Cancer, January 2008, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  153. Symbols were superior to numbers for presenting strength of recommendations to health care consumers: a randomized trial

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, December 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  154. Using different statistical formats for presenting health information

    Article • October 2007, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  155. Negative versus positive framing of health information

    Article • October 2007, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  156. Anticoagulation for thrombosis prophylaxis in cancer patients with central venous catheters

    Article • July 2007, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  157. Parenteral anticoagulation for prolonging survival in patients with cancer who have no other indication for anticoagulation

    Article • July 2007, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  158. Anticoagulation for the long term treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer

    Article • July 2007, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  159. Anticoagulation for the intial treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer

    Article • July 2007, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  160. NorthStar, a support tool for the design and evaluation of quality improvement interventions in healthcare

    Article • Implementation Science, June 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  161. A Decision Aid for COPD patients considering inhaled steroid therapy: development and before and after pilot testing

    Article • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, May 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  162. Oral anticoagulation for prolonging survival in patients with cancer

    Article • April 2007, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  163. Anticoagulation for prolonging survival of cancer patients

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, April 2007, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  164. Anticoagulation for thrombosis prophylaxis in cancer patients with central venous lines

    Article • April 2007, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  165. Graduates of Lebanese medical schools in the United States: an observational study of international migration of physicians

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, April 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  166. Why are you draining your brain? Factors underlying decisions of graduating Lebanese medical students to migrate

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, March 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  167. Educational Games for Health Professionals

    Article • January 2007, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  168. The United States Physician Workforce and International Medical Graduates: Trends and Characteristics

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  169. Brief report: Internal medicine residents’, attendings’, and nurses’ perceptions of the night float system

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, May 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  170. Anticoagulation for prolonging survival of cancer patients

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, April 2006, Wiley

    Dr Elie A Akl

  171. EBM user and practitioner models for graduate medical education: what do residents prefer?

    Article • Medical Teacher, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Elie A Akl

  172. Electronic mail was not better than postal mail for surveying residents and faculty

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, April 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  173. A survey of internal medicine residents and faculty about the duration of attendings’ inpatient rotations

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, November 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl

  174. Integrating an Evidence-Based Medicine Rotation into an Internal Medicine Residency Program

    Article • Academic Medicine, September 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elie A Akl

  175. Goodbye, number needed to treat?

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, February 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Elie A Akl

  176. A Comparison of Narrative and Table Formats for Presenting Hypothetical Health States to Patients with Gastrointestinal or Pulmonary Disease

    Article • Medical Decision Making, January 2004, SAGE Publications

    Dr Elie A Akl

  177. Health-Related Quality-of-Life Assessment in Endocrinology

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elie A Akl