… Then, to identify recent randomized trials, the search strategy from each of the 2 previous
Cochrane reviews 3 ,11 was replicated but restricted to articles published since each review’s …

… A systematic review of randomised controlled trials found that general health checks provide
no overall reduction in CVD or cancer mortality, only an increase in risk factor recording and …

… Our results suggest that people who take up a health check generally have lower risk factor
values than controls and are more likely to receive risk factor interventions. Risk factor values …

… Screening for malignant melanoma has the potential to reduce morbidity and mortality from
the disease through earlier detection, as prognosis is closely associated with the thickness of …

… regional Cochrane groups or by the Cochrane Methods Groups responsible for researching
and developing the methods used on Cochrane Reviews. In addition, Cochrane produces …

… We know of one Cochrane review of general health checks [12], which could have been …
However, the purpose of this study was not to be exhaustive but to provide an overall …

… of thromboprophylaxis in hospitalised medical and surgical … update of our previous Cochrane
review on the effectiveness … and decrease the incidence of VTE in hospitalised medical …

… This paper reports on findings of an updated review of Cochrane systematic reviews of
interventions designed to improve patients' knowledge and skills to manage chronic disease, with …

… Cochrane review for instance concluded that general health checks performed in healthy
individuals do not reduce … et al. showed that health checks are associated with statistically …

… High quality systematic reviews were identified through the Cochrane Library (including …
from trends in the general population towards reduced mortality in certain diseases and smoking …