Primary Sjögren syndrome

M Ramos-Casals, P Brito-Zerón, A Sisó-Almirall… - Bmj, 2012 - bmj.com
M Ramos-Casals, P Brito-Zerón, A Sisó-Almirall, X Bosch
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Methods We searched Medline for English language articles published between 1 January
1986 and 31 August 2011 for studies in adult humans using the MeSH term “Sjögren's
syndrome.” Duplicate publications, case reports, experimental studies, and uncontrolled
series with fewer than 10 patients were excluded. We also manually searched the reference
list of relevant articles retrieved. Study designs were considered in the following order (listed
from highest to lowest evidence quality): controlled trials, prospective cohort studies, case …
Methods
We searched Medline for English language articles published between 1 January 1986 and 31 August 2011 for studies in adult humans using the MeSH term “Sjögren’s syndrome.” Duplicate publications, case reports, experimental studies, and uncontrolled series with fewer than 10 patients were excluded. We also manually searched the reference list of relevant articles retrieved. Study designs were considered in the following order (listed from highest to lowest evidence quality): controlled trials, prospective cohort studies, case-control studies, retrospective studies, and case series.
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