Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Version 5.0.1 [updated September 2008]. The Cochrane Collaboration, 2008. Available from . www.cochrane-handbook.org. The material is also published in Higgins JPT, Green S (editors), Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (ISBN 978-0470057964) by John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Two reviewer authors (OO and CO) independently and in duplicate assessed the risk for bias in each study using the criteria outlined in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. The Cochrane Collaboration recommends a specific tool for assessing risk of bias in each included study. This comprises a description and a judgement for each entry in a 'Risk of bias' table, where each entry addresses a specific feature of the study. The judgement for each entry involves Cochrane Handbook Version 5.1.0 Pdf Download -- shurll.com/a9isf 1) Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions The Cochrane Handbook explains the Review process (parts have been summarised in this document but you will need to refer to The Cochrane Handbook for more complete guidance) (Higgins and Green 2008). The handbook is incorporated in the RevMan 5.1 software and also • Cochrane reviews follow rigorous guidance of the Cochrane Handbook (other reviews may be more ad hoc or loose in methods) • Cochrane reviews are kept up-to-date as new evidence emerges, updated every two years • Cochrane reviews (and protocols for these reviews) are published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Cochrane, previously known as the Cochrane Collaboration, was founded in 1993 under the leadership of Iain Chalmers. It was developed in response to Archie Cochrane's call for up-to-date, systematic reviews of all relevant randomised controlled trials in the field of healthcare. Cochrane Reviewers' Handbook Glossary 4.1.4 5 Cochrane Consumer Network A registered entity in the Cochrane Collaboration responsible for co-ordinating a