50 Resources for Healthcare: 22. Centre for Reviews and Dissemination

Are you looking for systematic Reviews, technology assessments or economic evaluations?

You can use the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination to search across a number of different databases:

DARE – Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects – for reviews of healthcare interventions and implementations.
NHS EED – NHS Economic Evaluation Database – for studies relating to economic evaluation of interventions.
HTA – Health Technology Assessments – for information relating to health technology.

You can run a quick search from the home page using simple keywords or click the Search menu option for more advanced search options such as combining search terms, using a thesaurus and limiting your search.

The CRD record will often include:

CRD summary
Authors’ objectives and conclusions
Search strategy
Assessment of how the study was carried out
Review Results
Potential Implications
Link to the original article

You may not get access to the full-text of all articles. You will need to check the reference and see whether we have the journal title on our journal lists.

This is a useful resource to help you to find good quality information. The CRD reviews help you to understand the important elements to look for when selecting your own information sources.

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