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Pregnancy and Childbirth presents the best evidence for the care of pregnant women to doctors, midwives, students and parents.  The logical sequence of chapters and the index give quick access to the abstracts of over four hundred Cochrane systematic reviews.  The book serves both as a stand-alone reference, and as a companion to locating full reviews on the Cochrane Library. The Cochrane Library is published by John Wiley on behalf of The Cochrane Collaboration.www.thecochranelibrary.com

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 anyone undertaking systematic reviews of interventions outside Cochrane, and many of the principles and methods presented are appropriate for systematic reviews addressing research questions other than effects of interventions.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. Written for review authors, editors, trainers and others with an interest in Cochrane Reviews, the second edition of The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions continues to offer an invaluable resource for understanding the role of systematic reviews, critically appraising health research studies and conducting reviews.

Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy A guide to conducting systematic reviews of test accuracy In Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy, a team of distinguished researchers deliver the official guide to preparing and maintaining systematic reviews of test accuracy in healthcare. This first edition of the Handbook contains guidance on understanding test accuracy measures, search strategies and study selection, understanding meta-analysis and risk of bias and applicability assessments, presentation of findings, and drawing conclusions. Readers will also find: An introduction to test evaluation, including the purposes of medical testing, test accuracy and the impact of tests on patient outcomesComprehensive explorations of the design of test accuracy studies, including discussions of reference standards and comparative test accuracy studiesConsiderations of the methods and presentation of systematic reviews of test accuracyElaboration of study selection, data collection, and undertaking risk of bias and applicability assessmentsPerfect for medical practitioners and clinicians, Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy will also benefit professionals in epidemiology and students in related fields.

Authoritative Cochrane methodology for systematic reviews of prognosis research The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Prognosis Research and Prediction Models brings together existing and emerging guidance for conducting each of three types of prognosis review: overall prognosisprognostic factorsprediction modelsFor each type, the handbook provides a step-by-step guide for the entire review process from defining the review question and developing the protocol to search strategies, data extraction, risk of bias and applicability assessments, meta-analysis, summary of findings and reporting. Novel topics are also addressed, including prognosis review updates, and individual participant data meta-analysis. Across 17 chapters written and edited by leaders in the field, this is the first handbook dedicated solely to reviews of prognosis and prediction models, which require specialized methods distinct from reviews of therapeutic interventions and diagnostic test accuracy. Intended for a broad audience, the handbook equips interdisciplinary teams with the methodology and best practice needed to plan, conduct, and report rigorous prognosis and prediction model reviews to inform healthcare and policy. Readers will also benefit from a clear introduction to the different types of prognosis research, including the aims, designs, analysis approaches and statistical measures used within primary studies, to ensure a solid foundation for embarking on systematic reviews in this specialist area.