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SOCRATES 7 (synopsis of Cochrane Reviews applicable to emergency services)
  1. P Gilligan1,
  2. G Kitching1,
  3. A Taylor1,
  4. H Law1,
  5. J Brenchley1,
  6. J Jones1,
  7. D Hegarty2,
  8. A Khan1,
  9. M Shepherd1,
  10. G Lumsden1
  1. 1Specialist Registrars in Emergency Medicine, The Yorkshire Rotation, UK
  2. 2General Practitioner, Leeds, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr Peadar Gilligan
 1 Far Moss, Alwoodley, Leeds, LS17 7NU, UK; hegartydeirdreireland.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2004.019935

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    In this the seventh article of the SOCRATES series we present our synopses of reviews from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews relating to analgesia that the working party felt were of particular relevance to Emergency Medicine practitioners. The methods of our review and the rationale for the forming the SOCRATES working party are as have previously been published.

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    • Competing interests: none declared