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Your Cochrane Review: start here / Cochrane Learning: free to review authors! / Research Integrity: be aware of Conflict of Interest

Your Review: involving patients and the public / Sharing Cochrane evidence: plan ahead! / Ready to submit your Cochrane protocol? Read this first

Cochrane Methods Support: online guidance and live web clinics

As you are working on your Cochrane protocol, you may find you need further methods guidance. We have resources available for different review types.

Intervention Reviews: essential guidance in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions; ensure you include all mandatory elements of your protocol by consulting our MECIR standards. Don't forget: to take advantage of study centric data management in RevMan, you need to specify the review criteria for your review, as well as the PICOs for your planned syntheses. There is more information in Chapters 2 and 3 of the Handbook

Diagnostic Test Accuracy Reviews: essential guidance in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy

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Visit the Cochrane methods website for further information on using Risk of Bias 2, ROBINS-I, including clinical study reports or split body trials in your review. If you are interested in using Risk of Bias 2, there is also a webinar series available.

Cochrane methods are always evolving to keep pace with the latest research. Attend our monthly Methods Support web clinics to have your questions answered and stay up to date. We look forward to seeing you at a future clinic!

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