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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Palliation of dyspnoea in advanced COPD: revisiting a role for opioids.

29 Sep 2009 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be the third leading cause of death worldwide by 2020. The burdens of this increasingly prevalent illness borne by patients, their family caregivers and the healthcare system are substantial. ... Read more...

[Locally advanced head and neck cancers: recommendations of an expert panel and perspectives for the use of TPF regimen (docetaxel, cisplatin and fluoro-uracil) as induction therapy]

29 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: The purpose of the present article was to evaluate indications, regimens, treatment modalities, and predictive factors of response to treatment in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). METHODS: An expert ... Read more...

The neurobiology of decision: consensus and controversy.

22 Sep 2009 We review and synthesize recent neurophysiological studies of decision making in humans and nonhuman primates. From these studies, the basic outline of the neurobiological mechanism for primate choice is beginning to emerge. The identified mechanism ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Consensus'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The European (ECCO) Consensus on infection in IBD: what does it change for the clinician? 29 Sep 2009
• Standard of care: why it is necessary. 29 Sep 2009
• Improve care with clinical practice guidelines. 29 Sep 2009
• Palliation of dyspnoea in advanced COPD: revisiting a role for opioids. 29 Sep 2009
• The Brazilian consensus on the management of Pompe disease. 29 Sep 2009
• [Locally advanced head and neck cancers: recommendations of an expert panel and perspectives for the use of TPF regimen (docetaxel, cisplatin and fluoro-uracil) as induction therapy] 29 Sep 2009
• The neurobiology of decision: consensus and controversy. 22 Sep 2009
• Report offers clinicians guidance for treating depression during pregnancy. 14 Sep 2009
• NICE guidance on low back pain should be revised urgently. 30 Aug 2009
• The International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) consensus guidelines for the safety monitoring of bipolar disorder treatments. 30 Aug 2009
• Implant surfaces and design (Working Group 4). 30 Aug 2009
• Tissue augmentation and esthetics (Working Group 3). 30 Aug 2009
• Biomechanics/risk management (Working Group 2). 30 Aug 2009
• Ceramics in implant dentistry (Working Group 1). 30 Aug 2009
• Consensus science and the peer review. 30 Aug 2009
• Development of criteria for evaluating clinical response in thyroid eye disease using a modified Delphi technique. 30 Aug 2009
• One specialty's collaborative approach to competency-based curriculum development. 30 Aug 2009
• Looking at cancer through an evolutionary lens. 9 Aug 2009
• Breast screening overdiagnosis. Consensus and decision aids. 9 Aug 2009
• Development of mental health first aid guidelines for panic attacks: a Delphi study. 8 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Consensus'

Definition: General agreement or collective opinion; the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned.

Descriptor UI: D032921

Alternative terms: Consensus; Consensus Development; Development, Consensus;

Related Mesh Headings: Consensus Development Conferences as Topic; Dissent and Disputes;

Tree Number: F01.829.316.068; F02.463.785.373.433;

History Note: 2003; use DECISION MAKING 1997-2002