Knowledge translation: Cochrane, Wikipedia and students’ initiatives
Cochrane is an international collaboration whose mission is to promote evidence-based decision-making on health. This is done by conducting high-quality, relevant and accessible systematic reviews, as well as through other forms of summarized scientific evidence. Knowledge translation promotes the r...
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| author | Nahir Aucar Andrés Viteri-García Daniel Simancas-Racines Juan Víctor Ariel Franco |
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| description | Cochrane is an international collaboration whose mission is to promote evidence-based decision-making on health. This is done by conducting high-quality, relevant and accessible systematic reviews, as well as through other forms of summarized scientific evidence. Knowledge translation promotes the real use of scientific knowledge and Cochrane has been developing various projects within this theme. One of those projects includes a collaboration with Wikipedia to improve the quality of information provided in the medical articles published in this digital encyclopaedia. This article summarizes the main characteristics of these initiatives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f7ddfb618503447ca7e6fa173c12d6aa2022-12-21T19:14:51ZengMedwave Estudios LimitadaMedwave0717-63840717-63842020-02-012002e7859e785910.5867/medwave.2020.02.7859Knowledge translation: Cochrane, Wikipedia and students’ initiativesNahir Aucar0Andrés Viteri-García1Daniel Simancas-Racines2Juan Víctor Ariel Franco3Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCentro Asociado Cochrane de Ecuador, Centro de Investigación de Salud Pública y Epidemiología Clínica (CISPEC), Universidad UTE, Quito, EcuadorCentro Asociado Cochrane de Ecuador, Centro de Investigación de Salud Pública y Epidemiología Clínica (CISPEC), Universidad UTE, Quito, EcuadorCentro Cochrane Asociado, Departamento de Investigación, Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCochrane is an international collaboration whose mission is to promote evidence-based decision-making on health. This is done by conducting high-quality, relevant and accessible systematic reviews, as well as through other forms of summarized scientific evidence. Knowledge translation promotes the real use of scientific knowledge and Cochrane has been developing various projects within this theme. One of those projects includes a collaboration with Wikipedia to improve the quality of information provided in the medical articles published in this digital encyclopaedia. This article summarizes the main characteristics of these initiatives.https://www.medwave.cl/link.cgi/Medwave/Enfoques/ComunicacionesBreves/7859.acttranslational medical research (mesh)systematic review (mesh)cochranewikipediastudents |
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| title | Knowledge translation: Cochrane, Wikipedia and students’ initiatives |
| title_full | Knowledge translation: Cochrane, Wikipedia and students’ initiatives |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge translation: Cochrane, Wikipedia and students’ initiatives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge translation: Cochrane, Wikipedia and students’ initiatives |
| title_short | Knowledge translation: Cochrane, Wikipedia and students’ initiatives |
| title_sort | knowledge translation cochrane wikipedia and students initiatives |
| topic | translational medical research (mesh) systematic review (mesh) cochrane wikipedia students |
| url | https://www.medwave.cl/link.cgi/Medwave/Enfoques/ComunicacionesBreves/7859.act |
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