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The The Cochrane Cochrane LibraryLibrary
March 2005
What is The Cochrane LibraryWhat is The Cochrane Library
World’s most comprehensive source for evidence-based health care
Collection of high quality, E-B databasesProvides systematically derived, reliable
indications as to whether or not a particular treatment/intervention is more effective than another – considering side-effects, benefits
Click on Health
DB
Systematic ReviewsSystematic Reviews
Identifies an intervention for specific disease/problem
Determines whether/not intervention worksLocate, appraise, synthesise evidence from
as many studies as possibleSummarise conclusions, provide a collation
of evidence on the given topic
Systematic Reviews (2)Systematic Reviews (2)
Differ from other types of review:Adhere to strict design to make them more
comprehensiveMinimising chance of bias, ensuring
reliability
Searching Systematic Searching Systematic ReviewsReviews
MeSHSearch in TitleAdvanced Search
Mesh SearchMesh Search
Click on Thesaurus
Thesaurus: Controlled Thesaurus: Controlled terminologyterminology
Click on the word“Hypertension”
Mesh TreesMesh Trees
Click here to see what other terms you
may wish to use
Mesh TreeMesh Tree
Scroll to top of page : choose Scroll to top of page : choose term only OR Explode termterm only OR Explode term
Can also use “Qualifier” which links Can also use “Qualifier” which links to your main termto your main term
Comes back to this page with the correct term –
then click on Mesh trees
Click on “Go”
To Combine your termsTo Combine your terms
Click on “Search History”
Search HistorySearch History
Search ResultsSearch Results
Click on “Record”
Click on the links to go to Click on the links to go to browse sub-headings of articlebrowse sub-headings of article
GraphsGraphs
Full text article – Full text article – To Print Click on To Print Click on PDFPDF
Clinical EvidenceClinical Evidence
How Clinical Evidence is put How Clinical Evidence is put togethertogether
Selecting topics: common/important clinical conditions
Selecting questions: concerning the benefits/harms of preventative & therapeutic interventions
Searching, appraising the literature: Cochrane, Medline etc for systematic reviews
Summarise evidence, peer reviewed, edit to compile topics
Summary PageSummary Page
Presents the questions addressed, key messages and a list of interventions covered and categorised according to effectiveness