Our methods and processes

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  Growing body of knowledge: The starting point

  InformedHealth.org provides access to the latest medical developments. Our work is focused on one main question: What would patients, those close to ...

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  Systematic searches

  When we start writing or updating information on a particular topic, we do a thorough systematic search in various medical databases first.

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  Quality assurance: Involvement of experts and patients

  The process of producing our information usually takes several months. During this time, our draft versions are reviewed and revised internally and e...

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  Comments, praise and criticism

  Our information is checked in various ways. We continuously use the results of these checks in our writing and updating processes.

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  Evaluating the evidence

  Not every study that is published provides reliable results so it's important to critically evaluate every study. This is a central part of every sys...

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  Evidence: The cornerstone of our information

  Our information is mainly based on the results of systematic reviews. These are summaries of all the main studies on a specific medical issue. They p...

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