The Cochrane Collaboration in the 20th Century

Gerd Antes,

Gerd Antes

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Andrew D Oxman,

Andrew D Oxman

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Gerd Antes,

Gerd Antes

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Andrew D Oxman,

Andrew D Oxman

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Book Editor(s):Matthias Egger,

Matthias Egger

Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, Division of Health Services, Research and MRC Health Services Research Collaboration, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, UK

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George Davey Smith,

George Davey Smith

Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Division of Epidemiology and MRC Health Services Research Collaboration, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, UK

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Douglas G Altman,

Douglas G Altman

Professor of Statistics in Medicine, ICRF Medical Statistics, Group, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oxford, UK

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First published: 01 January 2001

https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470693926.ch25

Citations: 8

Summary

This chapter contains section titled:

Summary Points
Background and History
Mission, Principles and Organisation
Communication
Output of the Cochrane Collaboration
Conclusion
Acknowledgements

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