glossary of terms

This glossary was adapted from the Cochrane Library. The contributions of the following people to the Glossary within the Cochrane Library is hereby acknowledged:

Ruth Jepson (Menstrual Disorders Group) and Jini Hetherington (Collaboration Secretariat) with help from Hilda Bastian (Consumer Network), Liz Chalker (Acute Respiratory Infections Group), Iain Chalmers (UK Cochrane Center), Jon Deeks (Center for Statistics in Medicine, Oxford, UK), Cindy Farquhar (Menstrual Disorders Group), Monica Fischer (Nordic Cochrane Center), Gerry Fowkes (Peripheral Vascular Diseases Group), Helen Handoll (Musculoskeletal Injuries Sub-Group), Emma Harvey (Cochrane Collaboration on Effective Professional Practice), Carol Lefebvre (UK Cochrane Center), Reive Robb (Infectious Diseases Group), Rochelle Seifas (Schizophrenia Group), Bev Shea (Musculoskeletal Group), and Mark Starr (Update Software); and initial secretarial support from Hazel Dunn (Peripheral Vascular Diseases Group).

The glossary has also made use of the following publications:

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