title: Evidence-Based Pain Management and Palliative Care in Issue Two for 2006 of The Cochrane Library.
abstract: The Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews is published quarterly. It now contains 2674 complete reviews, 1686 protocols for reviews in production and 6019 one page summaries of systematic reviews published in the general medical literature. In addition there are citations of 473,442 randomized controlled trials, 22 methodology reviews and 8255 cited papers in the Cochrane methodology register. The health technology assessment database contains 5648 citations. This edition of the Library contains 66 new reviews of which 4 have potential relevance for practitioners in pain and palliative medicine.
authors.affiliation: Oxford Regional Pain Relief Unit at Churchill Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7LJ, UK. phil.wiffen@pain-relief-unit.oxford.ac.uk
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Wiffen
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D009147:Music Therapy; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012196:Review Literature as Topic