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Evidence-Based Child Health: a Cochrane Review Journal presents new or substantially updated systematic reviews from The Cochrane Library that are relevant to child health. Free online access is available for institutions until end of 2007.

In 2008 one Tips & Tricks for understanding and using systematic review results has been published in Evidence-Based Child Health: A Cochrane Review Journal:

1. Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy. Mariska M. G. Leeflang, Patrick M. M. Bossuyt. ECBH volume 3, Issue 1, 2008 Pages 257-258
   
   

In 2007 four Tips & Tricks for understanding and using systematic review results has been published in Evidence-Based Child Health: A Cochrane Review Journal:

1. Prospective Trial Registers. Lotty Hooft, Martin Offringa, An-Wen Chan. EBCH volume 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 536-537.
2. Development of a search strategy. Andreas Lundh , Leontien C. M. Kremer, Edith Leclercq. EBCH volume 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 937-939.
3. Time-to-event data. Elvira C. van Dalen, Jayne F. Tierney, Leontien C. M. Kremer. EBCH volume 2, Issue 3, 2007 Pages 1089-1090.
4. Quality of studies included in a systematic review and associated risk of bias - garbage in, garbage out. Elvira C. van Dalen, Leontien C. M. Kremer, Virginia A. Moyer. ECBH volume 2, Issue 4, 2007 Pages 1321-1324
   
   
   

In 2006 four Tips & Tricks for understanding and using systematic review results have been published in Evidence-Based Child Health: A Cochrane Review Journal:

1. Risk and relative risk. Leontien C. M. Kremer, Virginia Moyer. EBCH Volume 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages: 356-358
2. Odds and odds ratio.Leontien C. M. Kremer, Nick Barrowman. EBCH Volume 1, Issue 2, Pages: 732-733
3. Meta-analysis and heterogeneity. Leontien C. M. Kremer, Elvira C. van Dalen, Ben Vandermeer. EBCH Volume 1, Issue 3, Pages: 932-935.
4. Inclusion of studies into a Cochrane review. Elvira C. van Dalen, Leontien C. M. Kremer. EBCH Volume 1, Issue 4, Pages 1349-1351

Our reviews developed in collaboration with other review groups:

1. Different dosage schedules for reducing cardiotoxicity in cancer patients receiving anthracycline chemotherapy
   EC van Dalen, HJH van der Pal, HN Caron, LCM Kremer
   Year: 2006
2. Cardioprotective interventions for cancer patients receiving anthracyclines
   EC van Dalen, HN Caron, HO Dickinson, LCM Kremer
   Year: 2005
3. Different anthracycline derivates for reducing cardiotoxicity in cancer patients
   EC van Dalen, EMC Michiels, HN Caron, LCM Kremer
   Year: 2006