The Cochrane Library recently released a list of the top 20 most viewed Cochrane Systematic Reviews for 2007. The review topics indicate issues drawing attention from health professionals and researchers in the United States and around the world.
2007 Most Viewed Cochrane Systematic Reviews in the United States:
- Interventions for preventing obesity in children
- Interventions for preventing falls in elderly people
- Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation
- Beta-blockers for hypertension
- Antibiotic treatment for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults
- Interventions for enhancing medication adherence
- Support surfaces for pressure ulcer prevention
- Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for overweight and obesity
- Rosiglitazone for type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Antidepressants for smoking cessation
- Screening for breast cancer with mammography
- Corticosteroids for acute bacterial meningitis
- Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold
- Cholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer’s disease
- Nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation
- Population-based interventions for the prevention of fall-related injuries in older people
- Complementary and alternative therapies for pain management in labour
- Exercise for overweight or obesity
- Psychological treatment of post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD)
- Substitution of doctors by nurses in primary care
To view the rankings globally and by specific countries, go to http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/homepages/106568753/MostAccessedReviews2007.pdf.
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