Status Buttons
Databases in the Cochrane Library
Ways to Search Cochrane
Inside Cochrane
Anything Goes!
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A full review, complete with results and discussion, possibly including meta-analyses to combine results across studies.
What is the Review status button
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The primary output of The Cochrane Collaboration that identifies an intervention for a specific disease (or other problem in health care) and determines whether or not this intervention works by summarising the results of research gathered from randomised controlled trials
What is Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Cochrane Reviews)
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The basic Search box at top right allows you to enter search terms in a single text box. The search box includes the option to select a field restrictor.
What is Basic Search.
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This type of Cochrane Review addresses issues relevant to how systematic reviews and clinical trials are conducted and reported.
What are Methodology Reviews.
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When looking to answer the following question, which database should you check first, MEDLINE or Cochrane: "Insulin detemir versus insulin glargine for type 2 diabetes mellitus."
What is Cochrane (as it is a treatment/intervention effectiveness question)
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The outline of a review in preparation, including the background, rationale and methods.
What is the Protocol status button.
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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 overall quality.
What is Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (Other Reviews)
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This option allows you to access the full search feature page for Cochrane.
What is Advanced Search.
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Outlines the question that the review authors are addressing, detailing the criteria against which studies will be assessed for inclusion in the review, and describing how the authors will manage the review process.
What is a Protocol.
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When looking to answer the following question, which database should you check first, PubMed or Cochrane: "Typical duration of spinal injuries in children."
What is PubMed (as it is a clinical query).
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There has been an important change to the conclusions of the review published in the most recent issue.
What is the Conclusions Changed status button.
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This database includes details of published trials taken from bibliographic databases and other published resources, and includes the title of the article, information on where it was published and, in many cases, the abstract.
What is Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Clinical Trials)
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This option allows you to access a thesaurus-based search of medical search terms.
What is MeSH Search.
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When the results of the individual studies are combined to produce an overall statistic and to generate an average result
What is a meta analysis.
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Cochrane contains no systematic reviews in the field of dentistry.
What is False. There are many reviews related to oral health.
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The review or protocol has been withdrawn, which may be because it was considered to be out of date. Reasons for withdrawal are specified in the document
What is the Withdrawn status button.
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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.
What is The Cochrane Methodology Register (Method Studies)
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Allows you to access articles through an alphabetically sorted listing or table of contents for most of The Cochrane Library's databases.
What is Browse.
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This type of Cochrane Review assesses how well a diagnostic test performs in diagnosing and detecting a particular disease.
What are Diagnostic Test Accuracy Reviews.
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Cochrane does not contain any systematic reviews on integrative medicine (i.e. Alternative medicine). True or False.
What is False. There are many reviews on alternative medicines.
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A new search for studies has been conducted for an existing review as published in the most recent issue.
What is the New Search status button.
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Details of completed and ongoing health technology assessments (studies of the medical, social, ethical and economic implications of healthcare interventions) from around the world.
What is Health Technology Assessment Database (Technology Assessments)
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This option lets you view only new or updated Cochrane Reviews.
What is Browse.
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This type of Cochrane Review assesses the benefits and harms of interventions used in healthcare and health policy.
What are Intervention Reviews.
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Where do systematic reviews appear on the EBM pyramid?
What is at the top of the pyramid.
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