Living systematic review: 1. Introduction-the why, what, when, and how

Affiliations

• ¹ Cochrane Australia, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 4th Floor, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia; Department of Infectious Diseases, Monash University and Alfred Hospital, 53 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia. Electronic address: julian.elliott@monash.edu.
• ² Cochrane Australia, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 4th Floor, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia; Centre for Health Communication and Participation, School of Psychology and Public Health, Level 4, Health Sciences 2, Science Drive, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia.
• ³ Cochrane Australia, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 4th Floor, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.
• ⁴ Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, A/B Block, Alcuin College, University of York, York YO10 5DD, York, UK.
• ⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Office Gefinor Center Block B, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, American University of Beirut, Office Gefinor Center Block B, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada.
• ⁶ Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Finkenhubelweg 11, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
• ⁷ Cochrane Germany, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Breisacher Str. 153, 79110 Freiburg, Germany.
• ⁸ Cochrane Editorial Unit, Cochrane, St Albans House, 57-59 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4QX, UK.
• ⁹ EPPI-Centre, Institute of Education, University College London, 18 Woburn Square, London WC1H 0NR, UK.