Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Version 5.1.0 [updated March 2011]. The Cochrane Collaboration, 2011.
| Month |
Activity |
| 1 - 2 |
Preparation of protocol |
| 3 - 8 |
Searches for published & unpublished studies |
| 2 - 3 |
Pilot test of eligibility criteria |
| 3 - 8 |
Inclusion assessments |
| 3 |
Pilot test of ‘Risk of bias’ assessment |
| 3 - 10 |
Validity assessments |
| 3 |
Pilot test of data collection |
| 3 - 10 |
Data collection |
| 3 - 10 |
Data entry |
| 5 - 11 |
Follow up of missing information |
| 8 - 10 |
Analysis |
| 1 - 11 |
Preparation of review report |
| 12 - |
Keeping the review up-to-date |