The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of CEA on cognitive functions in a methodologically more strict design, first by testing the presumption of preoperative cognitive impairment and second through a better control for the possible influence of the nonspecific effects of practice and surgery.
Obviously, this data is not the result of a strict methodologically-conducted epidemiological survey, nonetheless, for the specific declared aim of this commentary, they clearly point to a specific, unmet need.
Looming behind the article is of course the perennial debate how strict one should be methodologically in deriving trees for sequence data.
We recognize that these limitations make drawing recommendations difficult based on this systematic review, but with our inclusion of an additional 10 studies (and >7,000 ICU patients) and strict adherence to reporting guidelines, we believe this current review to be the most complete and methodologically sound assessment of the literature to date.
Methodologically, the process is specious.
Methodologically, the Tef is flawed.
It was, however, methodologically flawed.
The Policy Exchange figures appear methodologically suspect.
EN: No, I'm not a very methodologically pure actor.
He runs his own prominent, methodologically inept experiments on schoolchildren.
They should reward research that is methodologically highly accurate".
