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Cochrane exists so that healthcare decisions get better. During the past 20 years, Cochrane has helped to transform the way health decisions are made. Cochrane produces reviews that summarize the best available evidence generated through research to inform decisions about health. What is in the CochraneLibrary? The CochraneLibrary is a collection of six databases that contain different types of high quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, and a seventh database that provides information about Cochrane groups. Systematic reviews are our main publication. They are published electronically in full text in the Cochrane Library. The abstracts and plain language summaries of all Cochrane Reviews are also freely available on cochrane.org All Cochrane Reviews are published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews in the CochraneLibrary at Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Cochrane Reviews) This is the primary output of The Cochrane Collaboration.EachCochrane Reviewidentifiesaninterventionfora specificdisease(orotherproblem inhealthcare)anddetermineswhetheror notthisinterventionworksby summarisingtheresultsofresearch gatheredfromrandomisedcontrolledtrials. Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (Other Reviews) Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) is a unique database, containing abstracts of systematic reviews that have been quality assessed. Each abstract includes a summary of the review together with a critical commentary about the Cochrane_QuickRefBooklet.indd 2 overall quality. DARE contains more than 19,000 such abstracts. Produced by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) in York, UK. Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Clinical Trials) KnownasCENTRAL,thisdatabaseincludes detailsofpublishedtrialstakenfrom bibliographicdatabasesandotherpublished resources.CENTRALincludesthetitleof thearticle,informationonwhereitwas publishedand,inmanycases,theabstract. The Cochrane Methodology Register (Method Studies) A bibliography of publications that report on methods used when conducting controlled trials, studies of methods used in reviews, and more general methodological studies which could be relevant to anyone preparing systematic reviews. Records include journal articles, books and conference proceedings. Health Technology Assessment Database (Technology Assessments) Details of completed and ongoing health technology assessments (studies of the medical, social, ethical and economic implications of healthcare interventions) from around the world. Produced by the CRD in York, UK. The NHS Economic Evaluation Database (Economic Evaluations) Economic evaluations from around the world, evaluated for quality and highlighting relative strengths and weaknesses of each study. Produced by the CRD in York, UK. 14/8/15 5:41 pm

Navigating the CochraneLibrary There are several options to browse and search the CochraneLibrary. You can browse by topic or by Cochrane Review Group from the homepage, conduct a simple search or use the Advanced Search link to search by MeSH terms or to edit and combine searches. Quick links to read Cochrane Library editorials, highlighted reviews, or Special Collections Type a search term directly into the box, or select one of the advanced options to conduct a search, access saved searches, or search by MeSH Get more information on how to use the Cochrane Library, including search guides Scroll down on the homepage to browse by topic or Review Group Cochrane Reviews are systematic reviews of primary research in human health care and health policy, and areinternationallyrecognizedasthehigheststandardin evidence-basedhealthcare.Theyinvestigatetheeffectsof interventionsforprevention,treatment,andrehabilitation. Theyalsoassesstheaccuracyofadiagnostictestforagiven condition in a specific patient group and setting. Cochrane_QuickRefBooklet.indd 314/8/15 5:41 pm

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