Objectives: A systematic review of the effectiveness and costs of different guideline development, dissemination, and implementation strategies wasundertaken. The resource implications of these strategies was estimated, and a framework for deciding when it is efficient to develop and introduce clinical guidelines was developed.
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A substantial proportion of reviews had evidence of honorary and ghost authorship. The Cochrane editorial teams contributed to most Cochrane reviews.
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