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MECIR Manual
Standards for planning and conduct of UPDATES of Cochrane Intervention Reviews (U1-U11)
Deciding on and performing an update (U1-U11)
Deciding on and performing an update (U1-U11)
MECIR
MECIR Manual
Key points and introduction
Development and consultation
Implementation of the Standards
Acknowledgements
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How to cite the MECIR Standards
Standards for the CONDUCT of new Cochrane Intervention Reviews (C1-C75)
Key points and introduction
Developing the protocol of the review (C1-C23)
Setting the research question to inform the scope of the review (C1-C4)
Setting eligibility criteria for including studies in the review (C5-C13)
Selecting outcomes to be addressed for studies included in the review (C14-C18)
Planning the review methods at protocol stage (C19-C23)
Performing the review (C24-C75)
Searching for studies (C24-C38)
Selecting studies to include in the review (C39-C42)
Collecting data from included studies (C43-C51)
Assessing risk of bias in included studies (C52-C60)
Synthesizing the results of included studies (C61-C73)
Assessing the quality of evidence and summarizing the findings (C74-C75)
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Standards for planning and conduct of UPDATES of Cochrane Intervention Reviews (U1-U11)
Key points and introduction
Deciding on and performing an update (U1-U11)
Conduct standards specific to updates (U6-U11)
Planning the update (U1-U5)
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Conduct standards specific to updates (U6-U11)
Planning the update (U1-U5)
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