Authors: Sally Green, Julian PT Higgins, Philip Alderson, Mike Clarke, Cynthia D Mulrow and Andrew D Oxman.
Key Points
Systematic reviews seek to collate all evidence that fits pre-specified eligibility criteria in order to address a specific research question;
Systematic reviews aim to minimize bias by using explicit, systematic methods;
The Cochrane Collaboration prepares, maintains and promotes systematic reviews to inform healthcare decisions (Cochrane reviews);
Cochrane reviews are published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews in The Cochrane Library;
The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions contains methodological guidance for the preparation and maintenance of Cochrane Intervention reviews and Cochrane Overviews of reviews.
1.1 The Cochrane Collaboration