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27 May 2021. New Cochrane Review: Vitamin D supplementation for the treatment of COVID‐19: a living systematic review Special Collection Coronavirus (COVID-19): evidence relevant to critical care updated to include updated Cochrane Clinical Answer:. What are the effects of convalescent plasma for people with moderate to severe COVID‐19? SEARCH - COCHRANE REVIEWS Scolaris Search Results Portlet Scolaris Search Results Portlet. Cochrane Reviews 8596. Cochrane Protocols 2419. Trials 1760579. Editorials 137. Special Collections 42. Clinical Answers 2955. Epistemonikos. Health Systems Evidence. EXPORTING SEARCH RESULTS On a Mac. Select the .csv option from Cochrane Library export and save your file. Open Excel and create a new workbook. Select the "Data" tab and the option "From Text". Select the .csv file and "Get Data" to import using the Text Import Wizard. Select the data type "Delimited", start import at row 1, and file origin "Unicode (UTF-8)" SEARCH | COCHRANE LIBRARY Acute low back pain (LBP) is a common health problem. Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are often used in the treatment of LBP, particularly in people with acute LBP. In 2008, a Cochrane Review was published about the efficacy of NSAIDs ABOUT THE COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) is the leading journal and database for systematic reviews in health care.CDSR includes Cochrane Reviews (systematic reviews) and protocols for Cochrane Reviews as well as editorials and supplements.. CDSR (ISSN 1469-493X) is owned and produced by Cochrane, a global, independent network of researchers

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