BMJ 1999;319:1577 ( 11 December )

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Effectiveness of glucocorticoids in treating croup

    Authors acknowledge Cochrane Collaboration
    General practitioners must be ready to treat children
    Suitable formulations of oral glucocorticoids are available in primary care
    Children with croup should receive corticosteroids in primary care: results of audit

Authors acknowledge Cochrane Collaboration

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EDITOR---It has been brought to my attention that we omitted some key acknowledgments in our recently published systematic review of glucocorticoids for the treatment of croup.1 The protocol for our review was registered with the Acute Respiratory Infection Review Group of the Cochrane Collaboration in 1997. Our review is currently under revision with the review group and will be published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. The Acute Respiratory Infection Review Group was very helpful in searching its database of trials identified through handsearching of relevant journals and in providing insightful comments on our protocol.

One advantage of having our study published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews is that we will be able to update the review as new evidence is identified. The BMJ's policy of permitting duplicate publication with the Cochrane Collaboration is extremely important. I hope that other journals join in this support . . . [Full text of this article]
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