Try the new Cochrane PICO search BETA on the Cochrane Library

Cochrane is excited to announce the beta release of a powerful and easy-to-use new discovery tool for finding reviews on theCochrane Library.Released to coincide with the Santiago Cochrane Colloquium, Cochrane PICO search BETA can help you find the most relevant Cochrane evidence to answer your research or clinical question.What is the Cochrane PICO search BETA?With Cochrane PICO search BETA, you can search over 4,500 Cochrane intervention reviews published since 2015 byPopulation (or Patient or Problem)What are the characteristics of the patient or population – for example condition? Intervention What is the intervention under consideration for this patient or population – for example a drug or surgical intervention?Comparison What is the alternative to the intervention ­– for example a different drug or a placebo?Outcome What are the relevant outcomes – for example quality of life or adverse events?How does Cochrane PICO search BETA work?Cochrane ' s Information Specialists and other experts have described the “PICO” components in our reviews using controlled vocabulary terms.PICO search BETA allows you to use these PICO terms to find the reviews most relevant to your healthcare question. In particular, it allows you to find reviews in which a term is used as a Population, Intervention, Comparison, or Outcome specifically. For example, the term " Diabetes Mellitus " is cited in Cochrane Reviews in some cases as a Population term, and in some other cases as an...
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