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Dear All, We are interested in simple summaries of evidence - of both beneficial and harmful effects, and in relative and absolute terms. These have been called Summaries of Evidence, Clinical Balance Sheets, and various other names. We are currently preparing a proposal for Cochrane Reviews, and are interested to know of examples. As there is no standard naming, these are hard to search for, so we would appreciate any guidance. The earliest we have found are ones by David Eddy in the 1980's (e.g, in JAMA). More recent ones include: Braddick M, Stuart M, Hrachovec J. The use of balance sheets in developing clinical guidelines. J Am Board Fam Pract. 1999 Jan-Feb;12(1):48-54. Maceneaney PM, Malone DE. Applying 'evidence-based medicine' theory to interventional radiology. Part 2: a spreadsheet for swift assessment of procedural benefit and harm. Clin Radiol. 2000 Dec;55(12):938-45. and many AHCPR guidelines have some form of clinical balance sheet as a summary. Other suggestions? Many thanks Paul Glasziou Department of Primary Health Care & Director, Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Oxford ph: 44-1865-227055 www.cebm.net