The Cochrane Skin Group: promoting the best evidence.
BACKGROUND
The international Cochrane Skin group, established in 1997, organizes, writes and disseminates systematic reviews of therapeutic interventions in dermatology.


OBJECTIVE
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.


CONCLUSIONS
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.
Collier
Avanta
A
Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA.
Johnson
Kathryn R
KR
Delamere
Finola
F
Leonard
Tina
T
Dellavalle
Robert P
RP
Williams
Hywel
H
D019985:Benchmarking; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D019992:Databases as Topic; D003880:Dermatology / Q000592:standards*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*