Author's response to reviews Title: Clinical, Economic, and Humanistic Burden of Asthma in Canada: A Systematic Review Authors:

Clinical, economic, and humanistic burden of asthma in Canada: a systematic review

BACKGROUND Asthma, one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases, affects about 3 million Canadians. The objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the published literature that reports on the clinical, economic, and humanistic burden of asthma in Canada. METHODS A search of the PubMed, EMBASE, and EMCare databases was conducted to identify original research pub...

Author's response to reviews Title: Burden of disease and economic evaluation of healthcare interventions: are we investigating what really matters? Authors:

Title: Burden of disease and economic evaluation of healthcare interventions: are we investigating what really matters?

Author's response to reviews Title: Does clinical examination aid in the diagnosis of urinary tract infections in women? A systematic review Authors:

Title: Does clinical examination aid in the diagnosis of urinary tract infections in women? A systematic review

Reporting of Financial and Non-financial Conflicts of Interest in Systematic Reviews on Health Policy and Systems Research: A Cross Sectional Survey

Background Systematic reviews are increasingly used to inform health policy-making. The conflicts of interest (COI) of the authors of systematic reviews may bias their results and influence their conclusions. This may in turn lead to misguided public policies and systems level decisions. In order to mitigate the adverse impact of COI, scientific journals require authors to disclose their COIs. ...

Author's response to reviews Title: HCV-Related Burden of Disease in Europe: A Systematic Assessment of Incidence, Prevalence, Morbidity, and Mortality Authors: