Methods: All issues of the BMB were searched by hand from cover to cover for reports of trials. These were classified as randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or controlled clinical trials (CCTs) according to the Cochrane eligibility criteria. Photocopies of the bibliographic details and of the pages describing the study design of the reports identified were sent to the UK Cochrane Centre for ver...

Background: The outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed a significant threat to many countries. Since the disease does not currently have a particular treatment, there is a compelling need to find substitute means to dominate its expansion. In this rapid review, we aimed to determine some countries’ public responses to the COVID-19 epidemic.Methods: In this study, academ...

Data sources Published and unpublished studies in any language were identified by searching 19 databases, including Medline, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, PsycLIT, ERIC, Current

D a t a s o u r c e s Studies were identified by searching MEDLINE, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, Current

Data sources Studies were identified by searching Medline (1966 to March 2002), CINAHL (1982 to February 2002), EMBASE/Excerpta Medica (1980 to March 2002), Current

M e t h o d s Data sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE/ Excerpta Medica, BIOSIS Previews, and ToxFile (to September 2005); Cochrane Library (Sept 2005); Current

Data sources Published and unpublished studies in any language were identified by searching 19 databases, including Medline, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, PsycLIT, ERIC, Current