{"product_id":"cochrane-collaboration-book-alan-cassels-9781927755303","title":"The Cochrane Collaboration","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Cochrane Collaboration. rivals the Human Genome Project in its potential implications for modern medicine. - C. David Naylor, The Lancet \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can we have a rational health service if we don't know which of the things being done in it are useful and which are useless or possibly even harmful? - Archie Cochrane, in Effectiveness and Efficiency, 1972 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat's hocus-pocus and what really works?\u003cbr\u003e In the complex, ever-evolving realm of modern medicine, how can you even begin to understand what's hocus-pocus and what really works? Best-selling author and researcher Alan Cassels answers with a single word: Cochrane. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough largely unknown to the public, the Cochrane Collaboration is made up of more than 30,000 medical researchers and consumer representatives from more than 100 countries - unbiased experts and investigators who parse the scienceof modern health care and delve deep into the evidence (or lack thereof) to determine what works and what doesn't. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this frank, factual and entertaining volume, Cassels draws from more than 160 interviews to shed light on this international cadre of medical truth-seekers whose rigorous work helps prevent medical misjudgement, reduce unnecessary suffering, preserve lives and circumvent the squandering of billions of dollars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR - ALAN CASELS\u003cbr\u003e Alan Cassels is a University of Victoria health policy researcher and a trusted media commentator on medical policy issues. He is the co-author of the internationally bestselling book Selling Sickness, and a frequent contributor to magazines, newspapers and radio programs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49580887998737,"sku":"CIN1927755301VG","price":4.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51232587743505,"sku":"NIN9781927755303","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52489032565009,"sku":"NLS9781927755303","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52717048103185,"sku":"GOR010666790","price":15.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1927755301.jpg?v=1750835900","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/cochrane-collaboration-book-alan-cassels-9781927755303","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}