The Wessex Institute for Health Research & Development at the University of
Southampton provides an evidence briefing service for NHS policy
makers, called STEER.
STEER reports and further information can be accessed via
http://www.signpoststeer.org or by using the links below.
Recently Completed Reports:
Ambulatory versus conventional blood pressure monitoring
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(20).pdf )
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: donepezil, rivastigmine, tacrine or
galantamine for non-Alzheimer’s dementia
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2002(2).pdf )
Outpatient physiotherapy services for low back pain
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2002(3).pdf )
Insulin pumps, conventional and intensive multiple injection insulin therapy
for type 1 diabetes mellitus
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2002(4).pdf )
Pre-operative delay after femoral fracture
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2002(5).pdf )
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for multiple sclerosis
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2002(6).pdf )
Immunotherapy for seasonal rhinitis, asthma and bee sting venom allergy
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2002(7).pdf )
Cox-II inhibitors versus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in rheumatoid
and osteoarthritis patients: gastrointestinal effects
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2002(8).pdf )
Lung volume reduction surgery for diffuse emphysema
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2002(9).pdf )
Selective denervation for spasmodic torticollis
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2002(10).pdf )
Update report: Non-myeloablative bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell
transplant
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2002(11).pdf )
David Foxcroft
STEER series Editor
Previously notified reports:
** Non-myeloablative bone marrow and peripheral stem cell transplantation
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(1).pdf )
** Deep brain stimulation for movement disorders other than Parkinson's
disease
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(2).pdf )
** Microdiscectomy for prolapsed intervertebral disc
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(3).pdf )
** Cryotherapy for prostatic cancer
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(4).pdf )
** Spinal chord stimulation for chronic pain
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(5).pdf )
** Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis as a treatment for severe corneal opacities
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(6).pdf )
** Thermal laser photocoagulation for age related macular degeneration
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(7).pdf )
** Hip resurfacing in younger people with osteoarthritis
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(8).pdf )
** Effects of desensitisation treatments and clinical ecology for multiple
chemical sensitivity and related disorders
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(9).pdf )
** Photodynamic phototherapy (including verteporfin) for neovascular age
related macular degeneration
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(10).pdf )
** Laparoscopic ablation or resection of endometriosis deposits for moderate
and severe endometriosis
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(11).pdf )
** Repeat inpatient rehabilitation for people with relapsed alcohol
addiction
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(12).pdf )
** Stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumours and arteriovenous
malformations
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(13).pdf )
** Pre- and peri-operative antibiotic prophylaxis for colorectal surgery
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(14).pdf )
** Pre-implantation diagnosis
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(15).pdf )
** Functional electrical stimulation for limb motor dysfunction following
stroke
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(16).pdf )
**Brachytherapy for localised prostate cancer
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(17).pdf )
**Surgical interventions for morbid obesity
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(18).pdf )
**Effects of TNF-alpha antagonists in people with rheumatoid arthritis
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2001(19).pdf )
**Growth hormone replacement therapy for adults with growth hormone
deficiency
(http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wi/projx/signpost/steers/STEER_2002(1).pdf )
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