Flow chart showing the search, the major reason for exclusions of studies and the final number of studies included in this review

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "A systematic review of patient and health system characteristics associated with late referral in chronic kidney disease"</p><p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/9/3</p><p>BMC Nephrology 2008;9():3-3.</p><p>Published online 25 Feb 2008</p><p>PMCID:PMC2291456.</p><p></p

T2-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Showing Blood in the Arterial Wall and Narrowing of the Lumen of the Left Internal Carotid Artery

<p>This is also known as the “crescent sign,” a hallmark of internal carotid artery dissection.</p

Photograph of Patient Showing Left-Sided Horner Syndrome

<p>Photograph of Patient Showing Left-Sided Horner Syndrome</p

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day at the AIDS Community Health Initiative Enroute to a Vaccine Effort (Project ACHIEVE), 18 May 2005

<p>(Photo: Project ACHIEVE)</p

Overall relative differences between treatment alternatives.^*

<p>*Relative difference is calculated as ratio of global priority scores shown in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0126625#pone.0126625.t001" target="_blank">Table 1</a> (e.g., relative difference for minimizing severe hypoglycemia versus minimizing fracture risk is 14.0/2.57 = 5.45)</p><p>Overall relative differences between treatment alternatives.^{<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0126625#t003fn001" target="_blank">*</a>}</p

Global priority scores of objectives.

<p>Global priority scores of objectives.</p

Relative differences in importance between objectives at lowest level of hierarchy.^*

<p>*Relative difference is calculated as ratio of global priority scores shown in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0126625#pone.0126625.t001" target="_blank">Table 1</a> (e.g., relative difference for minimizing severe hypoglycemia versus minimizing fracture risk is 14.0/2.57 = 5.45)</p><p>Relative differences in importance between objectives at lowest level of hierarchy.^{<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0126625#t002fn001" target="_blank">*</a>}</p

Meta-analyses of the association of herpes zoster, type unspecified, and cardiac events stratified by length of follow-up.

<p>Meta-analyses of the association of herpes zoster, type unspecified, and cardiac events stratified by length of follow-up.</p

Summary of measures of association between herpes zoster (type unspecified)^* and cardiovascular events in reviewed studies.

<p>Summary of measures of association between herpes zoster (type unspecified)^{<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0181565#t002fn001" target="_blank">*</a>} and cardiovascular events in reviewed studies.</p

Meta-analyses of the association of herpes zoster ophthalmicus and cerebrovascular events stratified by length of follow-up.

<p>Meta-analyses of the association of herpes zoster ophthalmicus and cerebrovascular events stratified by length of follow-up.</p