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Resources
- The Cochrane Collaboration
- Cochrane Library Includes the databases of Systematic Reviews and CENTRAL (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials)
- Cochrane Handbook Part 2, Chapter 4 is all about searching.
- Cochrane Methods - MECIR (Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviews). PDF Booklet . Methodolgical standards and reporting guidelines of Cochrane intervention reviews.
- EQUATOR Network (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research). An international initiative that seeks to improve the reliability and value of published health research literature by promoting transparent and accurate reporting and wider use of robust reporting guidelines.
- Institute of Medicine
- PRESS (Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies) . Developed by CADTH (the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health), PRESS includes a checklist to assess the quality of a search.
- PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) Provides recommendations on reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
- PROSPERO a registry of ongoing systematic reviews
Tools for Managing Systematic Reviews