Cover: Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, Second edition by Julian P.T. Higgins, James Thomas, Jacqueline Chandler, Miranda Cumpston, Tianjing Li, Matthew J. Page and Vivian A. Welch

Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions


Second Edition


Edited by Julian P.T. Higgins, James Thomas, Jacqueline Chandler, Miranda Cumpston, Tianjing Li, Matthew J. Page and Vivian A. Welch








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Contributors

Akl, Elie A
Department of Internal Medicine
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Beirut
Lebanon

Altman, Douglas G *
Centre for Statistics in Medicine
University of Oxford
Oxford
UK

Aluko, Patricia
Institute of Health and Society
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK

Askie, Lisa M
NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre
University of Sydney
Sydney
Australia

Beaton, Dorcas E
Institute for Work & Health
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

Berlin, Jesse A
Department of Epidemiology
Johnson & Johnson
Titusville, NJ
USA

Bhaumik, Soumyadeep
The George Institute for Global Health
New Delhi
India

Bingham III, Clifton O
Department of Rheumatology
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
USA

Boers, Maarten
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Amsterdam UMC
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Booth, Andrew
School of Health and Related Research
University of Sheffield
Sheffield
UK

Boutron, Isabelle
METHODS team, Centre of Research in Epidemiology and Statistics (CRESS-UMR1153),INSERM/Paris Descartes University;
Centre d' Epidémiologie Clinique Assistance Publique des hôpitaux de Paris;
Cochrane France
Paris
France

Brennan, Sue E
Cochrane AustraliaSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Monash University
Melbourne
Australia

Briel, Matthias
Department of Clinical Research
University of Basel
Basel
Switzerland

Briscoe, Simon
College of Medicine and Health
University of Exeter
Exeter
UK

Busse, Jason W
Department of Anesthesia
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada

Caldwell, Deborah M
Population Health Sciences Bristol Medical School
University of Bristol
Bristol
UK

Cargo, Margaret
Health Research Institute
University of Canberra
Canberra
Australia

Carrasco‐Labra, Alonso
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (HEI)
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada
Department of Oral and Craniofacial Health Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
USA

Chaimani, Anna
METHODS team Centre of Research in Epidemiology and StatisticsSorbonne Paris Cité (CRESS-UMR1153),INSERM/Paris Descartes University
Paris
France

Chandler, Jacqueline
Wessex Academic Health Science Network University Hospital Southampton
Southampton
UK

Christensen, Robin
Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit The Parker Institute
Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital
Copenhagen
Denmark

Clarke, Mike
Northern Ireland Methodology Hub
Centre for Public Health Queen's University Belfast
Belfast
Northern Ireland

Craig, Dawn
Institute of Health and Society
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK

da Costa, Bruno R
Applied Health Research Centre
St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

Deeks, Jonathan J
Institute of Applied Health Research
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
UK

Devji, Tahira
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (HEI)
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada

Drummond, Michael
Centre for Health Economics
University of York
York
UK

Elbers, Roy G
Population Health Sciences Bristol Medical School
University of Bristol
Bristol
UK

El Dib, Regina
Institute of Science and Technology
UNESP ‐ Univ Estadual Paulista
São José dos Campos
Brazil

Eldridge, Sandra
Centre for Primary Care and Public Health
Blizard Institute
Barts and The London
School of Medicine and Dentistry Queen Mary University of London
London
UK

Elliott, Julian H
Cochrane Australia
Monash University
Melbourne
Australia

Flemming, Kate
Department of Health Sciences
University of York
York
UK

Gagnier, Joel J
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Epidemiology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
USA

Garside, Ruth
European Centre for Environment and Human Health
University of Exeter Medical School University of Exeter
Truro
UK

Ghersi, Davina
Research Policy and Translation
National Health and Medical Research Council
Canberra
Australia

Glanville, Julie
York Health Economics Consortium
York
UK

Glasziou, Paul
Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare
Bond University
Queensland
Australia

Golder, Su
Department of Health Sciences
University of York
York
UK

Graybill, Erin
Department of Economics
Newcastle University Business School
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK

Guyatt, Gordon H
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (HEI)
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada

Hannes, Karin
Social Research Methodology Group Faculty of Social Sciences
KU Leuven
Leuven
Belgium

Harden, Angela
Institute of Health and Human Development
University of East London
London
UK

Harris, Janet
School of Health and Related Research
University of Sheffield
Sheffield
UK

Hartling, Lisa
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

Henderson, Catherine
Personal Social Services Unit
London School of Economics and Political Science
London
UK

Hernán, Miguel A
Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Boston, MA
USA

Higgins, Julian PT
Population Health Sciences
Bristol Medical School
University of Bristol
Bristol
UK

Hróbjartsson, Asbjørn
Centre for Evidence‐Based Medicine Odense (CEBMO)
Odense University Hospital
Odense
Denmark

Johnston, Bradley C
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada

Johnston, Renea V
Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Melbourne
Australia

Jull, Janet
School of Rehabilitation Therapy
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario
Canada

Junqueira, Daniela R
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

Klassen, Terry
Manitoba Institute of Child Health
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada

Kneale, Dylan
EPPI‐Centre, Institute of Education
University College London
London
UK

Kristjansson, Elizabeth
School of Psychology
Faculty of Social Sciences
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada

Lasserson, Toby J
Editorial & Methods Department
Cochrane Central Executive
London
UK

Lefebvre, Carol
Lefebvre Associates Ltd
Oxford
UK

Li, Tianjing
Department of Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD
USA

Littlewood, Anne
Cochrane Oral Health
University of Manchester
Manchester
UK

Loke, Yoon Kong
Norwich Medical School
University of East Anglia
Norwich
UK

Lundh, Andreas
Centre for Evidence‐Based Medicine Odense (CEBMO)
Odense University Hospital
Odense
Denmark

Lyddiatt, Anne
Ingersoll, Ontario
Canada

Marshall, Chris
Institute of Health and Society
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK

Maxwell, Lara J
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada

McAleenan, Alexandra
Population Health Sciences
Bristol Medical School
University of Bristol
Bristol
UK

McKenzie, Joanne E
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Monash University
Melbourne
Australia

Metzendorf, Maria‐Inti
Institute of General Practice
Medical Faculty of the Heinrich‐Heine‐University Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Germany

Noel‐Storr, Anna
Radcliffe Department of Medicine
University of Oxford
Oxford
UK

Noyes, Jane
School of Health Sciences
Bangor University
Bangor
UK

Ostelo, Raymond W
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Amsterdam UMC
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Page, Matthew J
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Monash University
Melbourne
Australia

Pantoja, Tomás
Department of Family Medicine
Faculty of Medicine
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago
Chile

Pardo Pardo, Jordi
Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada

Patrick, Donald L
Health Services and Epidemiology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
USA

Peryer, Guy
University of East Anglia
Norwich
UK

Petkovic, Jennifer
Bruyère Research Institute
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada

Petticrew, Mark
Faculty of Public Health and Policy
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
London
UK

Rader, Tamara
Evidence Standards
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada

Reeves, Barnaby C
Translational Health Sciences Bristol Medical School
University of Bristol
Bristol
UK

Rehfuess, Eva
Pettenkofer School of Public Health
Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology
LMU Munich
Munich
Germany

Robalino, Shannon
Institute of Health and Society
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK

Ryan, Rebecca E
Cochrane Consumers and Communication Group
Centre for Health Communication and Participation
La Trobe University
Melbourne
Australia

Salanti, Georgia
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
University of Bern
Bern
Switzerland

Santesso, Nancy
Department of Health Research Methods Evidence and Impact (HEI)
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada

Savović, Jelena
Population Health Sciences Bristol Medical School
University of Bristol
Bristol
UK

Schünemann, Holger J
Departments of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI) and of Medicine
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada

Shea, Beverley
Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute;
School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada

Shemilt, Ian
EPPI‐Centre
University College London
London
UK

Shokraneh, Farhad
Cochrane Schizophrenia Group
Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology
Institute of Mental Health School of Medicine
University of Nottingham
Nottingham
UK

Simmonds, Mark
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
University of York
York
UK

Singh, Jasvinder
School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
USA

Skoetz, Nicole
Department of Internal Medicine
University Hospital of Cologne
Cologne
Germany

Sterne, Jonathan AC
Population Health Sciences Bristol Medical School
University of Bristol
Bristol
UK

Stewart, Lesley A
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
University of York
York
UK

Stott, David J
Academic Section of Geriatric Medicine
Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences
University of Glasgow
Glasgow
UK

Takwoingi, Yemisi
Institute of Applied Health Research
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
UK

Terwee, Caroline B
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute
Amsterdam UMC
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Thomas, James
EPPI‐Centre, Department of Social Science
University College London
London
UK

Thomson, Denise
Department of Pediatrics
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

Thomson, Hilary J
MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
University of Glasgow
Glasgow
UK

Tierney, Jayne F
MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL
Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology
London
UK

Tugwell, Peter
Department of Medicine & School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa;
Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada

Ueffing, Erin
Centre for Practice‐Changing Research
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada

Vale, Luke
Health Economics Group
Institute of Health and Society Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK

Vist, Gunn E
Department of Preventive, Health Promotion and Organisation of Care
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Oslo
Norway

Vohra, Sunita
Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

Welch, Vivian A
Bruyère Research Institute
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada

Wells, George A
School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa;
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada

Wieland, L Susan
Center for Integrative Medicine
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
USA

Williams, Katrina
Department of Paediatrics,Monash University;
Developmental Paediatrics, Monash Children's Hospital;
Neurodisability and Rehabilitation,
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Melbourne
Australia

Williamson, Paula R
Department of Biostatistics
University of Liverpool
Liverpool
UK

Wilson, Edward CF
Health Economics Group Norwich Medical School
University of East Anglia
UK

Young, Camilla
Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences
University of Glasgow
Glasgow
UK

Note

  1. * Deceased 3 June 2018