Rita Schneider
University of Würzburg
13 Papers
56 Citations
Rita Schneider is an academic researcher from University of Würzburg. The author has contributed to research in topics: Thyroid cancer & Evidence-based medicine. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 13 publications.
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Papers
Potassium iodide (KI) to block the thyroid from exposure to I-131: current questions and answers to be discussed.
Christoph Reiners,Rita Schneider +1 more
TL;DR: Thyroid cancer in children and adolescents has to be considered as the most severe health consequence of a nuclear reactor emergency with release of radioiodine into the atmosphere and the side effects of iodine thyroid blocking and alternatives of this procedure have not been addressed systematically up to now in guidelines and recommendations.
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Adverse effects of iodine thyroid blocking: a systematic review
Lena Spallek,Lucian Krille,Christoph Reiners,Rita Schneider,Shunichi Yamashita,Hajo Zeeb,Hajo Zeeb +6 more
TL;DR: Overall, the studies did not reveal severe adverse reactions to potassium iodide in the general public and may contribute to ongoing developments in pharmacoepidemiology aiming to better quantify adverse effects of medications and health care interventions including ITB.
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Supporting effective participation in health guideline development groups: The Guideline Participant Tool
Thomas Piggott,Tejan Baldeh,Elie A. Akl,Mats Junek,Wojtek Wiercioch,Rita Schneider,Miranda W. Langendam,Joerg J Meerpohl,Jan Brozek,Holger J. Schünemann +9 more
TL;DR: The Guideline Participant Tool (GPT) is presented to support effective participation in guideline panels, in particular those using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.
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The First Meeting of the WHO Guideline Development Group for the Revision of the WHO 1999 Guidelines for Iodine Thyroid Blocking.
Christoph Reiners,Rita Schneider,Makoshi Akashi,E Akl,Jean-René Jourdain,Chunsheng Li,Christoph Murith,Lodewijk Van Bladel,Shunichi Yamashita,Hajo Zeeb,Paolo Vitti,Zhanat Carr +11 more
TL;DR: The process and methods of developing the revised, evidence-based WHO guidelines for ITB following nuclear and radiological accidents, the results of the kick-off meeting as well as further steps taken to complete the revision are described.
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Feasibility Study Shows Multicenter, Observational Case-Control Study Is Practicable to Determine Risk of Secondary Breast Cancer in Females With Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Given Radioiodine Therapy in Their Childhood or Adolescence; Findings Also Suggest Possible Fertility Impairment in Such Patients.
Valentina Drozd,Rita Schneider,Tamara Platonova,Galina Panasiuk,Tatjana Leonova,Nataliya Oculevich,Irina Shimanskaja,Irina Vershenya,Tatjana Dedovich,Tatjana Mitjukova,I. Grelle,Johannes Biko,Christoph Reiners +12 more
TL;DR: A international observational case-control study on breast cancer after DTC in patients given RAI vs. not given RAi appears to be feasible, and additional research and everyday clinical attention should be devoted to reproductive function after RAI in young females.