Cochrane-speak: Een introductie

Abstract

A number of practical examples is used to illustrate the terminology that can be encountered in the systematic reviews of the Cochrane Library. The terms odds ratio, Mantel-Haenszel odds ratio, confidence interval, funnel plot, numbers needed to treat, numbers needed to harm, likelihood ratio for a positive test result, pre-test prob ability and post-test prob ability are reviewed.

Keywords

Cochrane Library, Epidemiology, Evidence-based psychiatry, Psychiatry and Mental health

Citation

Van Os, J 2000, 'Cochrane-speak : Een introductie', Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 423-428.