Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions 5.1. pdf

This systematic review with meta-analysis investigated the possible effects of pre-exercise cooling on performance output. This study was performed according to the PRISMA guidelines and the PICO-model was used to establish the research question. The Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool was applied to assess the validity of the included studies. analysis than is available in Cochrane Intervention reviews, and requires use of external statistical software. These differences arise for five main reasons: 1) Diagnostic test accuracy reviews can have diverse aims and address different types of question (as outlined in 10.1.4 below). Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (Higgins 2011). Two review authors (MO, XW) independently assessed risk of bias for the included studies using RoB1. Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions 4.2.6 [updated September 2006]; Section 4. In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 4, 2006. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. or Higgins JPT, Green S, editors. Formulating the problem. Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions 4.2.6 [updated September 2006]; Section 4. The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions is the official guide that describes in detail the process of preparing and maintaining Cochrane systematic reviews on the effects of healthcare interventions. The current version of the Handbook is 5.1.0 (updated March 2011), edited by Julian Higgins and Sally Green. This fully updated edition contains extensive new material on systematic review methods addressing a wide-range of topics including network meta-analysis, equity, complex interventions, narrative synthesis, and automation. Also new to this edition, integrated throughout the Handbook, is the set of standards Cochrane expects its reviews to meet. September 2009 [browsable] • Version 5.0.0: February 2008 [browsable] • Version 4.2.6: September 2006 [PDF] 2.8MB Back to top The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions is the official guide that describes in detail the process of preparing and maintaining Cochrane systematic reviews on the effects of healthcare Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. The *NEW: The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions is now available in Simplified Chinese, thanks to the hard work of the Chinese Cochrane Center and colleagues, with funding from the Cochrane Central Executive. The revised edition of the Handbook offers the only guide on how to conduct, report and maintain a Cochrane Review . The second edition of The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions contains essential guidance for preparing and maintaining Cochrane Reviews of the effects of health interventions. Designed to be an accessible resource, the Handbook will also be of interest to Inclusion criteria & grouping for Cochrane systematic reviews focus on the effects of interventions in health care in order to support decisions made by policy makers, practitioners,The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions is the official guide that describes in detail the process of preparing and maintaining Cochrane The new edition of the Handbook is divided into four parts. The first section (available only online) addresses issues specific to working