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“Independent evidence to inform decision making in healthcare.”
The Library consists of seven databases:
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) – full-text Cochrane Reviews,
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) – references for Clinical Trials,
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Cochrane Methodology Register (CMR) – Method Studies: references,
Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE) – Other Reviews,
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Database – Technology Assessments,
NHS Economic Evaluation Database (EED) – Economic Evaluations,
About the Cochrane Collaboration database – Cochrane Groups,
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www.thecochranelibrary.com
CDSR and the ‘About the Cochrane Collaboration’ database are updated monthly, the other databases quarterly. The Cochrane Library is currently freely available to everyone in the UK thanks to funding from the NHS. No password is needed although you will need to ‘Sign up’ if you want to save your searches or create alerts.
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Consider this search example
Identify measures which will lead to the prevention of falls and fall related injuries in the elderly.
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Using the search term
fall
The Cochrane Library will automatically truncate your search terms for you, so this search will retrieve documents that contain…
fall, falls, falling, fallen etc.
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Look at the ‘Author’s conclusions’ and the ‘Plain language summary’
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Follow the title link
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