Biased and otherwise unsystematic reviews of the literature may result in factual errors in the conclusions reached by reviewers. The Cochrane Collaboration is an attempt to address some of these concerns. Randomised clinical trials published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry are now available for inclusion in the Cochrane Collaboration reviews.
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