Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions

edited by Julian Higgins and Sally Green.
Contributor:
Resource Type:
Book
Publication:
Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2008.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (673 p.)

Details

Series Title:
  • Cochrane book series
  • Cochrane book series.
Note:
  • Description based upon print version of record.
  • English
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
  • Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; The Handbook editors; Major contributors; Part 1 COCHRANE REVIEWS; 1 Introduction; 2 Preparing a Cochrane review; 3 Maintaining reviews: updates, amendments and feedback; 4 Guide to the contents of a Cochrane protocol and review; Part 2 GENERAL METHODS FOR COCHRANE REVIEWS; 5 Defining the review question and developing criteria for including studies; 6 Searching for studies; 7 Selecting studies and collecting data; 8 Assessing risk of bias in included studies
  • 9 Analysing data and undertaking meta-analyses10 Addressing reporting biases; 11 Presenting results and 'Summary of findings' tables; 12 Interpreting results and drawing conclusions; Part 3 SPECIAL TOPICS; 13 Including non-randomized studies; 14 Adverse effects; 15 Incorporating economics evidence; 16 Special topics in statistics; 17 Patient-reported outcomes; 18 Reviews of individual patient data; 19 Prospective meta-analysis; 20 Qualitative research and Cochrane reviews; 21 Reviews in public health and health promotion; 22 Overviews of reviews; Index
Summary:
Healthcare providers, consumers, researchers and policy makers are inundated with unmanageable amounts of information, including evidence from healthcare research. It has become impossible for all to have the time and resources to find, appraise and interpret this evidence and incorporate it into healthcare decisions. Cochrane Reviews respond to this challenge by identifying, appraising and synthesizing research-based evidence and presenting it in a standardized format, published in The Cochrane Library (www.thecochranelibrary.com). The C
Subject:
ISBN:
  • 9781281939470
  • 1281939471
  • 9786611939472
  • 6611939474
  • 9780470712184
  • 047071218X
  • 9780470712177
  • 0470712171
  • 1-281-93947-1
  • 0-470-71218-X
  • 0-470-71217-1
Other ISBN:
  • 9780470699515
  • 0470699515
  • 0-470-69951-5
LC Classification:
R723.7 .C63 2008
Catalog Record ID:
991036792318603811
Language:
English