Dena Zeraatkar

Dena Zeraatkar, PhD

Former Research Fellow in Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School
Chirag Patel's Group

Dena Zeraatkar received her doctoral training at McMaster University (Canada) under the supervision of Distinguished Professor Dr. Gordon Guyatt. Zeraatkar is trained as a research methodologist and epidemiologist. Her research interests include evidence synthesis and evaluation and developing novel analytic methods to identify more robust relationships between exposures and health outcomes using non-randomized epidemiologic data. 

Evidence Collection and Evaluation for the Development of Dietary Guidelines and Public Policy on Nutrition.
Authors: Zeraatkar D, Johnston BC, Guyatt G.
Annu Rev Nutr
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The Philosophy of Evidence-Based Principles and Practice in Nutrition.
Authors: Johnston BC, Seivenpiper JL, Vernooij RWM, de Souza RJ, Jenkins DJA, Zeraatkar D, Bier DM, Guyatt GH.
Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes
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Validation of the Early Development Instrument for children with special health needs.
Authors: Janus M, Zeraatkar D, Duku E, Bennett T.
J Paediatr Child Health
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Cochrane in CORR®: Nutritional Supplementation for Hip Fracture Aftercare in Older People.
Authors: Zeraatkar D, Petrisor B.
Clin Orthop Relat Res
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Minimal important differences for improvement in shoulder condition patient-reported outcomes: a systematic review to inform a BMJ Rapid Recommendation.
Authors: Hao Q, Devji T, Zeraatkar D, Wang Y, Qasim A, Siemieniuk RAC, Vandvik PO, Lähdeoja T, Carrasco-Labra A, Agoritsas T, Guyatt G.
BMJ Open
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Methods for trustworthy nutritional recommendations NutriRECS (Nutritional Recommendations and accessible Evidence summaries Composed of Systematic reviews): a protocol.
Authors: Johnston BC, Alonso-Coello P, Bala MM, Zeraatkar D, Rabassa M, Valli C, Marshall C, El Dib R, Vernooij RWM, Vandvik PO, Guyatt GH.
BMC Med Res Methodol
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Human and Bovine Colostrum for Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis: A Meta-analysis.
Authors: Sadeghirad B, Morgan RL, Zeraatkar D, Zea AM, Couban R, Johnston BC, Florez ID.
Pediatrics
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Comparative Effectiveness of Prophylactic Therapies for Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants: Protocol for a Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials.
Authors: Sadeghirad B, Florez ID, Chang Y, Forutan F, Zeraatkar D, Morgan RL, Shahid S, Bala MM, Beyene J, Offringa M, Adams-Webber T, Sherman PM, El-Gouhary E, Guyatt GH, Johnston BC.
Int J Prev Med
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Comparing the diagnostic accuracy of five common tumour biomarkers and CA19-9 for pancreatic cancer: a protocol for a network meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy.
Authors: Ge L, Pan B, Song F, Ma J, Zeraatkar D, Zhou J, Tian J.
BMJ Open
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Antiretroviral therapy for pregnant women living with HIV or hepatitis B: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Authors: Siemieniuk RA, Foroutan F, Mirza R, Mah Ming J, Alexander PE, Agarwal A, Lesi O, Merglen A, Chang Y, Zhang Y, Mir H, Hepworth E, Lee Y, Zeraatkar D, Guyatt GH.
BMJ Open
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