TY - JOUR
T1 - The Cochrane Skin Group
T2 - Promoting the best evidence
AU - Collier, Avanta
AU - Johnson, Kathryn R.
AU - Delamere, Finola
AU - Leonard, Tina
AU - Dellavalle, Robert P.
AU - Williams, Hywel
PY - 2005/12
Y1 - 2005/12
N2 - Background: The international Cochrane Skin group, established in 1997, organizes, writes and disseminates systematic reviews of therapeutic interventions in dermatology. To introduce the Cochrane Skin Group and what it offers to cutaneous medicine and surgery providers. Methods: Descriptive review of the structure and output of the Cochrane Collaboration Library and the Cochrane Skin Group. Results: Systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials produced through the Cochrane Skin Group provide a benchmark for evidence summaries for informing clinical decisions in dermatology. Conclusion: The work performed by the Cochrane Skin Group is an important component for informing the evidence base for the clinical practice of cutaneous and surgical dermatology.
AB - Background: The international Cochrane Skin group, established in 1997, organizes, writes and disseminates systematic reviews of therapeutic interventions in dermatology. To introduce the Cochrane Skin Group and what it offers to cutaneous medicine and surgery providers. Methods: Descriptive review of the structure and output of the Cochrane Collaboration Library and the Cochrane Skin Group. Results: Systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials produced through the Cochrane Skin Group provide a benchmark for evidence summaries for informing clinical decisions in dermatology. Conclusion: The work performed by the Cochrane Skin Group is an important component for informing the evidence base for the clinical practice of cutaneous and surgical dermatology.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10227-005-0120-5
DO - 10.1007/s10227-005-0120-5
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16699901
AN - SCOPUS:33749315565
SN - 1203-4754
VL - 9
SP - 324
EP - 331
JO - Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
JF - Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
IS - 6
ER -