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Open Access 01-12-2015 | Letter

The COMET initiative database: progress and activities update (2014)

Authors: Elizabeth Gargon, Paula R. Williamson, Doug G. Altman, Jane M. Blazeby, Mike Clarke

Published in: Trials | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

The COMET Initiative database is a repository of studies relevant to the development of core outcome sets (COS). Use of the website continues to increase, with more than 16,500 visits in 2014 (36 % increase over 2013), 12,257 unique visitors (47 % increase), 9780 new visitors (43 % increase) and a rise in the proportion of visits from outside the UK (8565 visits; 51 % of all visits). By December 2014, a total of 6588 searches had been completed, with 2383 in 2014 alone (11 % increase). The growing awareness of the need for COS is reflected in the website and database usage figures. 
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Metadata
Title
The COMET initiative database: progress and activities update (2014)
Authors
Elizabeth Gargon
Paula R. Williamson
Doug G. Altman
Jane M. Blazeby
Mike Clarke
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Trials / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-1038-x

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