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Group codes and finding your group's records on The Cochrane Library

SR and HM codes
You can search The Cochrane Library for reviews and protocols which have come from specific Collaborative Review Groups. This is done by carrying out a search and entering the 'Editorial Group code' as an extra search term. This is composed of "HM-" followed by the Collaborative Review Group code. (eg HM-MUSKEL).

You can also search the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) on The Cochrane Library for studies which have come into the database from Collaborative Review Group specialised registers. This is done by carrying out a search and entering the 'Specialised Register code' as an extra search term. This is composed of "SR-" followed by the Collaborative Review Group code.

CENTRAL has an additional set of codes used to identify records submitted by other Cochrane "entities". The US Cochrane Center, for example, maintains a "handsearch" register whose records use a code starting with "HS-" rather than "SR-". The additional codes in CENTRAL are:

Source of record

Code

Cancer Network

SR-CANCER

Child Health Field SR-CHILD

Complementary Medicine Field

SR-COMPMED

Handsearch register from the US Cochrane Centre

HS-HANDSRCH

Handsearch records lost from CENTRAL before 2000 issue 1 HS-PRECNTRL

Health Promotion Field

SR-HEALTHP

Rehabilitation and Related Therapies Field

SR-REHAB

SPECTR Register

SR-SPECTR

Here is the full list of Collaborative Review Group codes (ordered by Group name):

Collaborative Review Group

Code

Acute Respiratory Infections Group

ARI

Airways Group

AIRWAYS

Anaesthesia Group

ANAESTH

Back Group

BACK

Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma Group (formerly the Musculoskeletal Injuries Group)

MUSKINJ

Breast Cancer Group

BREASTCA

Colorectal Cancer Group

COLOCA

Consumers & Communication Group

COMMUN

Cystic Fibrosis and Genetic Disorders Group

CF

Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group

DEMENTIA

Depression Anxiety & Neurosis Group

DEPRESSN

Developmental, Psychosocial & Learning Problems Group

BEHAV

Drugs and Alcohol Group

ADDICTN

Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders Group

ENT

Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group

EPOC

Epilepsy Group

EPILEPSY

Eyes and Vision Group

EYES

Fertility Regulation Group

FERTILREG

Gynaecological Cancer Group

GYNAECA

HIV/AIDS Group

HIV

Haematological Malignancies Group

HAEMATOL

Heart Group

VASC

Hepato Biliary Group

LIVER

Hypertension Group

HTN

Incontinence Group

INCONT

Infectious Diseases Group

INFECTN

Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Functional Bowel Disorders Group

IBD

Injuries Group

INJ

Lung Cancer Group

LUNGCA

Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group

MENSTR

Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group

ENDOC

Methodology Review Group

METHOD

Movement Disorders Group

MOVEMENT

Multiple Sclerosis Group

MS

Musculoskeletal Group

MUSKEL

Neonatal Group

NEONATAL

Neuromuscular Disease Group

NEUROMUSC

Oral Health Group

ORAL

Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Group

SYMPT

Peripheral Vascular Diseases Group

PVD

Pregnancy and Childbirth Group

PREG

Prostatic Diseases and Urologic Cancers

PROSTATE

Renal Group

RENAL

Schizophrenia Group

SCHIZ

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Group

STD

Skin Group

SKIN

Stroke Group

STROKE

Tobacco Addiction Group

TOBACCO

Upper Gastrointestinal & Pancreatic Diseases Group

UPPERGI

Wounds Group

WOUNDS