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Why Cochrane should prioritise sharing data

Discussing Cochrane's practice on data sharing.

Key messages

  • Cochrane could lead and set standards for open data sharing from systematic reviews
  • Availability of data from Cochrane reviews would give opportunities for collaboration, innovation, scientific replication, novel research, and clinical decision making
  • It would also reduce the considerable waste of the current duplication of effort in systematic reviewing
Authors
  • Ben Goldacre,
  • Carl Heneghan,
  • Chris Del Mar,
  • Christian Gluud,
  • Clive Adams,
  • David Moher,
  • Elaine Beller,
  • Erika Ota,
  • Farhad Shokraneh,
  • Hilda Bastian,
  • Joey Kwong,
  • John PA Ioannidis,
  • Jon Brassey,
  • Laura Amato,
  • Luke Vale,
  • Mahesh Jayaram,
  • Marina Davoli,
  • Mike Clarke,
  • Paul Glasziou,
  • Rachel Buchbinder,
  • Rebecca Syed Sheriff,
  • Tammy Hoffmann
Citation
Shokraneh, F., et al (2018). BMJ, k3229. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k3229