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A young woman is wearing a virtual reality headset outdoors

Virtual reality could be used as part of eating disorders treatment

  • 15 May 2024
Screenshot of paper titled: Exploring How Virtual Reality Could Be Used to Treat Eating Disorders: Qualitative Study of People With Eating Disorders and Clinicians Who Treat Them
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Exploring How Virtual Reality Could Be Used to Treat Eating Disorders: Qualitative Study of People With Eating Disorders and Clinicians Who Treat Them

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Longer hospital wait times are leading to patients accessing more healthcare services

  • 07 May 2024
Screenshot of paper titled: The cost of keeping patients waiting: retrospective treatment-control study of additional healthcare utilisation for UK patients awaiting elective treatment
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The cost of keeping patients waiting: retrospective treatment-control study of additional healthcare utilisation for UK patients awaiting elective treatment

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Risk factors inconsistent in adolescents repeatedly using emergency departments for mental health care

Screenshot of paper titled: Factors associated with repeat emergency department visits for mental health care in adolescents: A scoping review
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Factors associated with repeat emergency department visits for mental health care in adolescents: A scoping review

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ROBINS-E – a new tool for assessing risk of bias in observational studies

  • 24 Apr 2024
Screenshot of paper titled: A tool to assess risk of bias in non-randomized follow-up studies of exposure effects (ROBINS-E)
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A tool to assess risk of bias in non-randomized follow-up studies of exposure effects (ROBINS-E)

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