New Library Database – Cochrane Library

The Cochrane Library is a unique source of reliable and up-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care. Published on a quarterly basis, The Cochrane Library is designed to provide information and evidence to support decisions taken in health care and to inform those receiving care.

The Cochrane Library consists of a regularly updated collection of evidence-based medicine databases. The databases and the current numbers of records are:

Database Total Records
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Cochrane Reviews) 4113
Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) 5585
The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) 463763
The Cochrane Database of Methodology Reviews (Methodology Reviews) 20
The Cochrane Methodology Register (Methodology Register) 7484
Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA) 4733
NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED) 16418
About The Cochrane Collaboration and the Cochrane Collaborative Review Groups (About) 90