Aims Decision makers in public health practice and policy rely on access to trustworthy,
relevant, synthesized evidence. The second edition of the Cochrane Handbook for …

Background The systematic review is becoming an increasingly popular and established
research method in public health. Obtaining systematic review skills are therefore becoming …

'First, do no harm'is a principle to which those who would intervene in the lives of other
people are often called to ascribe. However, in this era of data deluge, it is not possible for …

Abstract Participants in the Cochrane Collaboration conduct and periodically update
systematic reviews that address the question,“What works?” for healthcare interventions …

Systematic reviews use a transparent and systematic process to define a research question,
search for studies, assess their quality and synthesize findings qualitatively or quantitatively …

Systematic reviews of public health interventions are fraught with challenges. Complexity is
inherent; this may be due to multi-component interventions, diverse study populations …

▪ Abstract The systematic review “movement” that has transformed medical journal reports of
clinical trials and reviews of clinical trials has taken hold in public health, with the most …

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This handbook is available in several formats. In book form, Wiley-Blackwell has released
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Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Edited by Julian PT Higgins &
Sally Green, 2008. Chicester, Wes Page 1 http://www.jmde.com/ Book Reviews Journal of …