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Tuesday, 4 July 2017

Cochrane Collaboration Issue 6, 2017…

….is complete.  The website lists protocols and methodology papers as well, but we’ll just flag up the notable reviews; these being……
  • Antiepileptic drug monotherapy for epilepsy: a network meta‐analysis of individual participant data
  • Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors for metastatic colorectal cancer
  • Platinum‐containing regimens for metastatic breast cancer
  • Diet, physical activity and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obese children from the age of 6 to 11 years
  • Diet, physical activity and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obese adolescents aged 12 to 17 years
  • Niacin for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular events
  • Celecoxib for rheumatoid arthritis
  • Gabapentin for chronic neuropathic pain in adults
  • Carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis
  • Direct‐acting antivirals for chronic hepatitis C
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