Cochrane collaboration

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Cochrane Collaboration

The Cochrane Collaboration (pronounced /ˈkɒkrən/) is a global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers, and people interested in health. The collaboration was named after Archie Cochrane, a British epidemiologist who advocated for evidence-based medicine.

Etymology

The Cochrane Collaboration is named after Archie Cochrane, a British epidemiologist. Cochrane's work, which emphasized the use of randomized controlled trials (RCT) to inform healthcare decisions, has had a significant impact on the field of evidence-based medicine.

History

The Cochrane Collaboration was founded in 1993 by Iain Chalmers and his colleagues, who shared Cochrane's vision of systematically organizing medical research information to facilitate informed healthcare decisions.

Function

The Cochrane Collaboration produces and disseminates systematic reviews of healthcare interventions and promotes the search for evidence in the form of clinical trials and other studies of interventions. The organization's primary product is the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR).

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