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Chris Mavergames1, Deirdre Beecher1, Lorne A Becker1
1Chris Mavergames, M.Sc., is the Chief Information Offier, Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. Deirdre Beecher, M.Sc., is a Senior Metadata Specialist, Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. Lorne A. Becker, M.D., is at Cochrane and is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, in Syracuse, NY. A. Last works as a Medical Terminology Manager at Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. A. Ali works at the Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team.
Abstract:
Cochrane has developed a linked data infrastructure to make the evidence and data from its rich repositories more discoverable to facilitate evidence-based health decision-making. These annotated resources can enhance the study and understanding of biomarkers and surrogate endpoints.
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