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December 9, 2009
Annual Evidence Update on Alcoholic Liver Disease - 7 December 2009
Annual Evidence Update on Alcoholic Liver Disease (NHS Evidence - gastroenterology and liver diseases)
www.library.nhs.uk/gastroliver
NHS Evidence - gastroenterology and liver diseases has published its first Evidence Update on alcoholic liver diseases. Alcohol misuse produces a spectrum of liver injury ranging from simple fatty change through alcoholic hepatitis to cirrhosis and, in some 20% of individuals, to hepatocellular carcinoma. An overview of the best systematic reviews and selected primary research from the past two years is presented, along with commentary from experts in the field. There are also links to useful policy documents and other items of interest.
Background to the NHS Evidence Specialist Collections and Annual Evidence Updates
The specialist collections have been developed to identify and meet the information needs of particular communities of practice. They are web-based collections containing clinical and non-clinical information on the major health priority areas. Each specialist collection identifies and provides access to quality assessed information of relevance to the community that it serves. An aspect of this involves the production of Annual Evidence Updates, which aim to highlight the best current evidence for selected healthcare topics. Annual Evidence Updates consist of the good quality evidence from a search of research evidence on a particular topic over a 12 month period, plus user-friendly summaries written by relevant experts, and links to guidelines, secondary research and primary research, if applicable. All information included in Annual Evidence Updates has been subject to rigorous selection criteria.
Posted by S.Austin at December 9, 2009 10:07 PM