The Cochrane Collaboration and the Cochrane Library.
The Cochrane Collaboration (www.cochrane.org) is an international, independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of health care readily available worldwide. I review the origins, development, and structure of the organization and describe the important components of its output, The Cochrane Library.
Clarke
Mike
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UK Cochrane Centre, NHS R&D Programme, Oxford, England. mclarke@cochrane.co.uk
D019992:Databases as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*