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Treatment

• High frequency oscillatory ventilation was not more effective than conventional ventilation in preterm infants (1 April, 2003)
• Prolonged and exclusive breastfeeding of infants did not reduce growth by 12 months of age (1 April, 2003)
• Review: hydrolysed milk formula with dietary and environmental restrictions reduces asthma and wheeze in infants with a familial history of atopy (1 April, 2003)
• Peer leaders and adolescents participating in a multicomponent school based nutrition intervention had dietary improvements (1 April, 2003)
• Review: psychological interventions reduce the severity and frequency of chronic pain in children and adolescents (1 April, 2003)
• Review: tissue adhesives are as effective as standard wound closure for cosmetic outcomes of traumatic lacerations (1 April, 2003)
• Supplementation with key nutrients reduced postoperative infections and length of hospital stay after gastrointestinal surgery (1 April, 2003)
• Videotapes for spouses of patients having coronary artery bypass and depicting varying success in coping with recovery had no effect on spouses’ emotional outcomes (1 April, 2003)
• Review: anticholinergic drugs improve symptoms but increase dry mouth in adults with overactive bladder syndrome (1 April, 2003)
• Review: exercise reduces bone loss from the spine in postmenopausal women (1 April, 2003)
• Review: aerobic exercise improves cardiovascular fitness and tender points in fibromyalgia (1 April, 2003)
• A home based health check combined with influenza vaccination improved uptake of influenza vaccination in people ≥75 years of age (1 April, 2003)
• Telephone appointing by receptionists improved uptake of influenza immunisation in low risk people aged 65–74 years (1 April, 2003)