USCC San Francisco Branch

The San Francisco Branch of the US Cochrane Center assumes unique tasks on behalf of the Collaboration:

  1. Develops and evaluates mechanisms for incorporating criticism of the Cochrane Reviews into the on-line database of reviews.
  2. Compares the process and outcomes of this mechanism of on-line peer review to standard peer review
  3. Evaluates adherence with the Cochrane Collaboration protocol for conducting Cochrane Reviews
  4. Assesses the reproducibility of the Cochrane Reviews
  5. Tracks the publication of Cochrane Reviews submitted to medical / scientific journals
  6. Tracks the citation of Cochrane Reviews in the medical / scientific literature, in the lay press, and by policy makers
  7. Evaluates methods for refereeing protocols submitted to the editorial teams of the Collaborative Review Groups
  8. Evaluates methods for refereeing Cochrane Reviews before they are submitted to the Parent Database of Reviews

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Review Groups

Eyes and Vision Review Group, US Satellite

HIV/AIDS Review Group

Prostatic Diseases and Urologic Cancers Review Group

Pain, Palliative, and Supportive Care Collaborative Review Group, Pain Section

Neonatal Review Group

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Fields

Behavioral Medicine Field

Complementary Medicine Field

Methods Group

Cochrane Screening and Diagnostic Tests Methods Group

 

 


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BALTIMORE, MD 21205
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